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US12120227B2 Efficient post-quantum secure software updates tailored to resource-constrained devices
A method comprises receiving an image of an update for a software module, a rate parameter, an index parameter, and a public key, generating a 32-byte aligned string, computing a state parameter using the 32-byte aligned string, generating a modified message representative, computing a Merkle Tree root node, and in response to a determination that the Merkle Tree root node matches the public key, forwarding, to a remote device, the image of the update for a software module, the state parameter; and the modified message representative.
US12120220B2 Systems and methods for facilitating asynchronous secured point-to-point communications
Systems and methods for facilitating asynchronous secured point-to-point communications between a first user and a second user are disclosed. Particularly, the communications do not require centralized storage. Exemplary implementations may: store information electronically, including different types of client-specific information, hardware information, key information, and permission information; receive a communication request from a first user; transfer a response to the communication request; receive a status check request from the second user; transfer a response to the status check request; receive a transfer request from the second user; transfer a response to the transfer request; receive a status request from the first user; and transfer a response to the status request.
US12120213B2 100BASE-TX transceiver with transmit clock selected from output clock of clock generator circuit and receive recovered clock of clock and data recovery circuit and associated method
A 100BASE-TX transceiver includes a receive (RX) circuit, a transmit (TX) circuit, a clock generator circuit, a clock and data recovery (CDR) circuit, and a clock multiplexer circuit. The RX circuit receives an input data to generate an RX data. The TX circuit transmits a TX data according to a TX clock, to generate an output data. The clock generator circuit generates an output clock. The CDR circuit generates an RX recovered clock according to the RX data. The clock multiplexer circuit receives the output clock and the RX recovered clock, and outputs the TX clock that is selected from the output clock and the RX recovered clock.
US12120212B2 Time recovery in a time sensitive network
Time recovery techniques are described. A method comprises receiving messages from the first device by the second device in the first network domain, the messages to comprise time information to synchronize a first clock for the first device and a second clock for the second device to a network time, determining the second clock is to recover the network time for the second device without new messages from the first device, retrieving a first set of timestamps previously stored for events in the first network domain using the network time from the second clock, retrieving a second set of timestamps previously stored for the events in the first network domain using a redundant time from a third clock, where the third clock is not synchronized with the first and second clocks, and recovering the network time using a regression model and the redundant time from the third clock.
US12120203B2 UDP message distribution method, UDP message distribution apparatus, electronic device and computer readable storage medium
In response to there being multiple process groups for one application service concurrently, each of the multiple process groups has an independent EBPF resource, and the EBPF resource is used to store information of an FD of each process in each of the multiple process groups. After a UDP message is received, a server is configured to determine a target process group from multiple process groups of a reuseport group according to a quadruple of the UDP message, select a target FD from the FD of each process of the target process group, and receive and transmit data by using the target FD. In this way, since each of the multiple process groups has an independent EBPF resource, the processes belong to different process groups do not preempt the same FD, which ensures that the UDP message is not distributed in disorder.
US12120201B1 Push notifications with metatags directing optimal time for surfacing notifications at consumer device
An electronic device, a method, and a computer program product generate push notifications directing optimal time for surfacing notifications at a consumer device. The method includes selecting content for consumption at a second device communicatively coupled to a computing device, and encoding into metadata associated with the content, content consumption criteria related to at least one of a network quality and a second device capability for presenting the content at the second device. The method includes transmitting a notification to the second device, the notification including the metadata associated with the content, the metadata configuring the second device to determine at least one of a timing for presenting the content for consumption at the second device and presentation parameters related to the content based on the content consumption criteria.
US12120196B1 Self-describing protocol translation device
A device and system using same that enables a non-native device to be a self-describing module or communicate in the same protocol as the system protocol for updating data in a medical device and system describing same. In one embodiment, the translation device described herein comprises a processor that converts the non-self-describing protocol (SDP) data into an SDP communication standard and connects to a rack, medical device, a multi-function medical device, or other components within a medical system.
US12120193B2 Communications channels in media systems
A computing device is programmed to receive, first and second user indicia of interest for media content. The computing device is further programmed to receive first user data related to a media content item. Based at least in part on the first and second user indicia of interest and the first user data, the computing device is further programmed to generate output that the first user recommend the media content item to the second user.
US12120189B2 Remote execution using a global identity
Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a streamlined process for performing operations, such as data sharing and data replication, using multiple accounts. A global identity (also referred to as an organization user) may be employed, where the global identity may have access to multiple accounts across the same or different deployments. The global identity may switch between accounts from its login session and perform various tasks in the context of different accounts without undergoing further authentication.
US12120177B2 Performance based access in a storage network
A computing device includes an interface for communicating with a storage network and is configured to determine a performance level for each set of storage units of a plurality of sets storage units in the storage network, where the performance level includes a number of errors detected during a period of time T. The computing device is further configured to update performance information for the plurality of sets storage units to produce updated performance information for the plurality of sets storage units and determine which sets of storage units of the plurality of sets storage units meet a minimum performance level. The computing device is configured to receive a set of read requests for a set of encoded data slices stored on the plurality of sets storage units and transmit a threshold number of read requests of the set of read requests to a set of storage units that meet the minimum performance level.
US12120170B1 Presenting un-deployed features of an application
Provided are systems and methods for indicating deployment of application features. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes determining available features of a current deployment of an application for receiving machine-generated data from one or more data sources of a data system, determining un-deployed features of the current deployment of the application, wherein the un-deployed features comprise one or more of the available features that is configured to use input data from a data source and wherein the input data is not available to the feature in the current deployment of the application, and causing display of a deployment graphical user interface (GUI) that comprises an indication of the un-deployed features.
US12120167B2 Video coupler using wavelength division multiplexing
An apparatus for transmitting real-time video using wavelength division multiplexing. The apparatus may include an input, a transceiver, and processing circuitry. The input may receive at least native video data. The transceiver may transmit transport blocks via an optical transport link defining a plurality of optical channels using wavelength division multiplexing. The processing circuitry may be operatively coupled to the input and transceiver. The processing circuitry may be configured to receive a video frame of native video data from the encoder input and generate a transport block including a video segment of the video frame. The processing circuitry may further be configured to transmit the transport block including the video segment on an optical channel assigned to the apparatus using the transceiver.
US12120163B2 Method for managing time hops when playing back a multimedia content
A method for managing time hops when playing back a multimedia content item received by a playback device via a communication network. The method includes obtaining a plurality of broadcast channels for the same content item, the respective broadcast times being spaced in time, wherein, during rendering of the content item via a channel, called first channel, receipt of a time hop command for a time hop in the content item brings about: a step of selecting a second broadcast channel, different from the first broadcast channel; and during a hop, a step of rendering images broadcast on broadcast channels belonging to the plurality of broadcast channels.
US12120160B1 Systems and methods for secure, controlled virtual visitation with confinement institution inmates
Secure, controlled, interactive virtual visitation for confinement institution inmates is provided using computing devices connected through a network by managing the scheduling of visitation sessions and use of shared visitation session resources, ensuring the identities of the inmate and the person with whom the inmate is to interact in the virtual visitation session, and by monitoring the interactions and communications during the virtual visitation sessions to detect prohibited activities. Another embodiment of the invention uses a virtual desktop shared from a remote server to ensure that an inmate does not have access to prohibited applications or content during a virtual visitation session.
US12120159B2 Methods and systems to customize a vehicle computing system based on an electronic calendar
A vehicle system includes a processor programmed to output a shared screen for a meeting at a vehicle display configured to output infotainment settings. The processor is in communication with the vehicle display and a nomadic device. The processor is programmed to parse a calendar associated with the nomadic device for a meeting within a predefined or selected time window or period. The processor is further programmed to identify login information for the meeting, establish a communication link for the meeting based on the identified login information, and output a shared screen for the meeting at the display based on the vehicle being in a predefined state.
US12120157B2 Personalized action reminders and dynamic injection of information in a cellular network
Provided are a method, system, and computer program product in which a service orchestration layer is configured in a telecommunications network. Personalized pending user actions are transmitted to a user equipment, in response to a hold being performed over a first communications channel to the user equipment.
US12120151B2 Low-latency, outbound message monitoring, control, and authentication
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a first set of methods, computer-readable media, and system configured for: receiving a configuration for a domain name system (DNS) to log all queries; publishing a customized sender policy framework (SPF) policy to the DNS, the customized SPF policy comprising a macro-endowed mechanism; logging a plurality of received SPF customized queries; accessing a log comprising the plurality of received SPF customized queries; extracting data from each of the received SPF customized queries, the data being populated by the macro mechanism associated with the SPF customized query; populating a datastore with extracted data comprising at least one of the following: a username, a IP address, and a domain, as extracted from each received SPF customized query; and providing, based on the extracted data, an indication of outbound emails sent from the domain. In various embodiments, email authorizations and restrictions may be based thereon.
US12120150B2 Honeypot network management based on probabilistic detection of malicious port activity
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and processes for probabilistically identifying anomalous levels of honeypot activity. A honeypot dataset associated with a honeypot network is received and a representative usage value is determined from the honeypot dataset. The representative usage value is identified as being associated with anomalous behavior if the representative usage value deviates from an expected probability distribution. A remediation operation is initiated in the honeypot network in response to the identification of the representative usage value as being associated with the anomalous behavior by virtue of the representative usage value deviating from the expected probability distribution.
US12120148B1 Intelligent anti-phishing management
Systems and methods are disclosed for monitoring, evaluating protection against, improving protection against, and simulating phishing threats. Network usage information for users of an organization can be leveraged to determine user-specific network behavior information. This user-specific network behavior information can then be leveraged to better identify incoming threats as well as generate and deploy user-specific phishing lures. Phishing simulation campaigns can be conducted, including by implementing variations in how the phishing lures are presented. Such campaigns can be scored to determine how different presentation variations perform. User-specific phishing lures can be generated using user environment information collected by an agent running on the user's device. Alerts informing users of potential threats can be dynamically updated with different presentation parameters to improve performance. Digital communications identified as threats can be used to generate hashes to speedily identify subsequent digital communications that are threats.
US12120145B2 Threat intelligence system and method
A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for importing threat data from a plurality of threat data sources, thus generating a plurality of raw threat data definitions. The plurality of raw threat data definitions are processed, thus generating a plurality of processed threat data definitions. The plurality of processed threat data definitions are processed to form a master threat data definition. The master threat data definition is provided to one or more client electronic devices.
US12120144B2 Determining the exposure level of vulnerabilities
A method includes receiving a scan request requesting to scan a set of network-connected assets designated for a network scan. For each respective network-connected asset, the method includes scanning, at a network security scanner using a first scanning privilege level, the respective network-connected asset. The method includes determining, based on the scan using the first scanning privilege level, whether the respective network-connected asset has a vulnerability. In response, the method includes scanning, at the network security scanner using a second scanning privilege level, the respective network-connected asset. The second scanning privilege level defines a lower level of access the network security scanner has than the first scanning privilege level. The method includes determining, based on the scans, an exposure level of the vulnerability. The method includes reporting the exposure level of the vulnerability to a user of the respective network-connected asset.
US12120136B1 Anomalous data transfer detection
Various embodiments include systems and methods of anomalous data transfer detection, including determining hotspots for an asset of an organization. The hotspots correspond to one or more periods of time in which outbound data from the asset satisfies a hotspot threshold determined to be indicative of high outbound data traffic activity. A subset of data that does not correspond to the hotspots is filtered out from the outbound data. The remaining data corresponds to a hotspot dataset associated with the hotspots. The hotspot dataset may be utilized to detect anomalous data transfer activity associated with the asset. Detecting the anomalous data transfer activity includes computing one or more statistics on the hotspot dataset. Responsive to detecting the anomalous data transfer activity, an alert associated with the asset may be generated.
US12120135B2 System and method to detect malicious activity through detecting anomalies in sinkholed traffic
An automated method for detecting anomalous activity in a private computer network comprises: collecting, over a current time period at an ingesting network device of the computer network, non-routable network packets routed to the ingesting network device from other network devices of the computer network; parsing the current collected network packets into corresponding current network flow records each including a source field and a destination field representing a non-routable network address; and for each distinct source identified in the source fields of the current network flow records: aggregating the current network flow records of that source into a current aggregated flow record; analyzing the current aggregated flow record using an anomaly detection module trained through machine learning on previous aggregated flow records of that source from previous time periods in order to detect anomalous activity in that source; and acting in response to detecting the anomalous activity in that source.
US12120133B1 Request header anomaly detection
A system and a method are disclosed for detecting an unacceptable HTTP requests by scanning the headers of the HTTP requests.
US12120132B2 Dynamic quarantine engine integration with a validated network resource component library for network security
Embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatuses, systems, methods and computer program products for a dynamic quarantine engine integration with a validated network resource component library for network security. Specifically, the system typically is structured for real time deconstruction of incoming data and dynamic analysis of deconstructed components, and preventing unsuccessfully validated network resource components in a distributed network. In some aspects, in response to a successful first dynamic deconstructed validation of the first network program resource component, the system constructs a first categorical network program resource component record associated with the first network component at network resource structure database. The system then typically initiates a second dynamic deconstructed validation of the first categorical network program resource component record associated with the first network component.
US12120127B1 Storage of data objects in a storage network
A method for execution by a processing system of a storage network includes: generating encoded data slices based on a dispersed error encoding of at least one data object; receiving an access policy associated with the at least one data object; determining a timestamp corresponding to a current time; and storing the encoded data slices, an indicator of the time stamp and an indicator of the access policy in a storage unit of the storage network.
US12120126B2 Classifying a source of a login attempt to a user account using machine learning
A source of a login attempt to a user account can be classified using machine learning. For example, a computing system can input user activity observations associated with one or more login attempts to one or more user accounts into a trained machine learning model. One or more distinguishing factors for the one or more login attempts can be received from the trained machine learning model. The computing system can determine a source of a current login attempt by applying a clustering algorithm to current values of the one or more distinguishing factors. The current values may be derived from current user activity observations associated with the current login attempt. The computing system can determine an authentication level for the current login attempt to the user account based on the source of the current login attempt.
US12120122B2 Processing authentication requests for unified access management systems and applications
Disclosed are apparatuses, systems, and techniques that improve efficiency and decrease latency of processing of authorization requests by cloud-based access servers that evaluate access rights to access various cloud-based services. The techniques include but are not limited to generating and processing advanced authorization requests that anticipate future authorization requests that may be generated by cloud-based services. The techniques further include processing of frequently accessed policies and policy data dependencies and preemptive generation and processing of authorization requests that are replicated from existing authorization requests.
US12120120B2 Wi-Fi multiple access point—biometric based improvements
A user environment is controlled and altered based on one or more user conditions received from a biometric tracking services associated with a biometric device of a user. A user can set up a user profile that includes one or more user preferences including a biometric parameter, an asset parameter, a biometric service parameter and/or a location parameter. Based on the user preferences a user device and/or an access point device can control the user environment by altering one or more assets of one or more network devices specified by any one or more user preferences. The asset state of an asset can be altered based on one or more user conditions associated with a biometric parameter such that the user environment is automatically altered based on monitoring the one or more user conditions so as to provide the user an enhanced user environment experience.
US12120115B2 Methods and apparatus for provisioning services which require a device to be securely associated with an account
Methods and apparatus for provisioning and providing services to devices on a local network are described. The methods and apparatus allow for the provisioning of services to customer owned and managed devices on a local network on which another device, e.g., a first device, has already been authenticated and authorized to receive services corresponding to a customer account. After a first device on a local network is authenticated and associated with a customer account it detects the addition of new devices on the local network and assists in the registration of the new device by acting as an intermediary with a service provider device during the registration process. The security and registration established by the first device is leveraged allowing other devices on the network to be registered and authenticated for services corresponding to the same account as the first device without requiring user input of authentication and/or other information.
US12120112B2 Address information obtaining method and apparatus
Address information obtaining methods and apparatuses are described. It is determined that a network element that supports a type of a first NF and that is in a first network slice needs to be accessed. The type of the first NF and information about the first network slice is sent to a network repository network element to obtain address information of the network element that supports the type of the first NF and is in the first network slice. Address information of a first network element is received from the network repository network element. The first network element is the network element that supports the type of the first NF and that is in the first network slice. A terminal can obtain the address information of the network element that supports the type of the first NF and that is in the first network slice.
US12120111B2 System and method for providing wearable authentication and management
A system for wearable authentication and management is disclosed. In particular, the system may include identifying and authenticating a user through biometric data or movement signatures specific to the wearer of a wearable device. Once the user and wearable device are authenticated, the system may activate and provision connectivity services for the wearable device, associate the device with a device ecosystem of the user, and push predefined settings to the wearable device. Additionally, the system may deliver communications that are transmitted to other devices in the device ecosystem to the wearable device while the wearable device is worn by the user. If the user no longer wears the wearable device or the wearable device is not utilized for a period of time, the system may deactivate the connectivity services for the wearable device and remove any settings pushed to the wearable device.
US12120106B1 Crypto exchange friending
An indication of a first selection of one or more authentication code elements from a first authentication code elements is received from a first user device corresponding to a first user account associated with a collaboration platform. An indication of a second selection of one or more authentication code elements from a second authentication code elements is received from a second user device corresponding to a second user account associated with the collaboration platform. A determination is made that the first selection of authentication code elements matches the second selection of authentication code elements. Responsive to determining that the first selection of authentication code elements matches the second selection of authentication code elements, a trusted relationship between the first user account and the second user account is established via the collaboration platform.
US12120103B2 Information processing system, information processing method, and program
An information processing system (1) includes an account-opening task server (100) and an agent server (200), wherein the server (100) includes a transmission unit (102) that transmits, to the server (200), when storing personal information of a user in a personal information database (120), first authentication information for logging in the server (100) with respect to the user and a processing unit (104) that executes, when receiving the first authentication information, processing of reading the user information of the user, and the server (200) includes an ID registration unit (202) that stores second authentication information for the user to log in to the server (200) in an ID storage unit (220) in association with the first authentication information and a login unit (204) that reads, when receiving the second authentication information, the first authentication information corresponding to the second authentication information from the ID storage unit (220) and logs in to the server (100).
US12120098B2 Encrypting e-mail and other digital data using quantum random number generator
A system uses a keyboard application to encrypt and decrypt e-mail, messages, and other digital data. By using quantum random number generators, the system has improved data security. Using a quantum random number, an agent (at a sender side) generates an encryption key which is used to automatically encrypt a message. The encryption key is stored at a key server. The encrypted message will be sent by an application using its standard transmission means such as SMTP, SMS, and others. The encrypted message can be automatically unencrypted by using an agent (at a recipient side) and retrieving the key from the key server. The system also provides an optional double encryption, where the message is encrypted with a user-generated password before being encrypted using the encryption key.
US12120096B2 Private 5G cellular connectivity as a service through full-stack wireless steganography
A steganographic communication system and method are provided. A covert packet generator can embed a stream of covert data as covert data symbols within primary I/Q symbols of a primary data stream in a covert packet. The covert packet has a data structure having a header, a payload, and a payload error detecting code. The header includes information on how to demodulate the covert packet by a receiver. The covert packet generator can also determine if a number of primary I/Q symbols is large enough to generate the header and can generate displacements in the primary I/Q symbols in a constellation diagram randomly in a plurality of transmissions to mimic channel noise. A transmitter and receiver can provide mutual authentication for covert transmissions.
US12120095B2 Deploying and utilizing a dynamic data stenciling system with a smart linking engine
Aspects of the disclosure relate to deploying and utilizing a dynamic data stenciling system with a smart linking engine. A computing platform may receive source data from one or more data source systems. Subsequently, the computing platform may identify a target application hosted by an enterprise application host platform as being an intended recipient of a portion of the source data. Then, the computing platform may select a dynamic data stencil from a plurality of available data stencils. Thereafter, the computing platform may overlay the portion of the source data onto the target application using the dynamic data stencil. In addition, by overlaying the portion of the source data onto the target application using the dynamic data stencil, the computing platform may cause the target application to execute one or more data processing functions using the portion of the source data received from the one or more data source systems.
US12120087B2 Domain name system configuration during virtual private network connection
Domain name system (DNS) configuration during virtual private network (VPN) connection includes, by a VPN entry server, receiving from a client device, via a VPN tunnel between the entry server and the client device, a first request for first content that identifies a first external source for the first content, receiving, from an operative DNS server configured for the tunnel, an Internet Protocol (IP) address of a first VPN system exit server, in response to determining that the first content is unavailable via the first system exit server, identifying a second DNS server, such that a second VPN system exit server for obtaining the first content is available using the second DNS server, obtaining, from the second system exit server, the first content, wherein the second system exit server obtained the first content from the first external source, and transmitting, to the client device, via the tunnel, the first content.
US12120083B2 Differential privacy for message text content mining
Systems and methods are disclosed for determining whether a message received by a client may be spam, in a computing environment that preserves privacy. The message may be encrypted. A client invokes the methods when a message is received from a sender that is not known to the client. A client can decrypt the message, break the message into chunks, and apply a differentially private algorithm to the set of chunks. The client transmits the differentially private message sketches to an aggregation server. The aggregation server receives a large collection of such message sketches for a large plurality of clients. The aggregation server returns aggregated message chunk (e.g. frequency) information to the client to assist the client in determining whether the message may be spam. The client can process the message based on the determination without disclosing the message content to the server.
US12120082B2 User interfaces for managing messages
The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for managing messages. Receiving a message and displaying the message based on a categorization of the message sender or, if the message sender is not categorized, displaying a prompt to categorize the message sender.
US12120081B2 Method for processing interest message and apparatus for implementing the same
Provided is a method performed in a terminal for processing an interest message. The method includes receiving a message from a message server after a login event for a user of the terminal occurs, wherein the login event is related to a message service provided by the message server; storing, in response to determining that the received message corresponds to an interest message of the user, the received message in a local storage of the terminal; receiving a search request for the interest message of the user; and searching and providing the interest message of the user through the local storage of the terminal in response to the search request.
US12120079B2 Regulation of SPF policy terms
Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is a widely used method of distinguishing authorized email from unauthorized email. SPF policies are published into a domain's DNS and then looked up and evaluated by mail receivers. Due to the complexity and limitations of the SPF specification, implementation mistakes and risks are widespread. This problem is compounded by the common practice of nesting SPF policies which introduces hidden risks, particularly exceeding DNS lookup limits. Embodiments of the present disclosure enable new SPF techniques such as selectively inactivating parts of a policy by introducing a virtual-all term, designed to secure against the third-party term inclusions in the policy. When the primary policy is online, the virtual-all term may serve as a terminate policy evaluation much like a traditional “all” term. If the primary policy is offline, a “fail open” may be produced, allowing policy evaluation to proceed into previously inactivated segment of the policy.
US12120077B2 Systems and methods for controlling email access
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to proxying at least one email resource from at least one email service to at least one client device, determining whether the email resources are accessible to the client devices via at least one unauthorized application on the client devices, and modifying the email resources to be inaccessible via the unauthorized applications on the client devices in response to a determination that the email resources are accessible via the unauthorized applications on the client devices.
US12120074B2 Generating and accessing video content for products
In one or more implementations, video content generated using a client application may be provided to users of the client application in association with one or more products offered for purchase via the client application. Video content items presented to a user may be identified based on a level of interest of the user in relation to the respective video content items. A level of interest of the user in relation to a video content item may be based on profile information of the user.
US12120070B2 Providing local service information in automated chatting
The present disclosure provides method and apparatus for providing information in automated chatting. A message is received in a chat flow. At least one of location information, time information and service intention information is identified from the message. A response to the message is generated based on at least one of the location information, the time information and the service intention information. The response is provided in the chat flow.
US12120069B2 Full-duplex self-interference weakening method and full-duplex self-interference weakening system
This application provides a full-duplex self-interference weakening method and a full-duplex self-interference weakening system. The full-duplex self-interference weakening method includes: separately receiving, by a first port of a dual-polarized receive antenna and a second port of the dual-polarized receive antenna, a signal sent by a transmit antenna; and adjusting and combining the signal received by the first port of the dual-polarized receive antenna and/or the signal received by the second port of the dual-polarized receive antenna, to weaken interference caused by the transmit antenna to the dual-polarized receive antenna. The full-duplex self-interference weakening method and the full-duplex self-interference weakening system provided in this application resolve a problem that a quantity of antennas and an antenna location are limited in an existing antenna interference cancelation method.
US12120063B2 Resource configuration method and apparatus
Embodiments of this application provide a resource configuration method and apparatus, so as to improve resource utilization during D2D communication. A first terminal device receives scheduling information that is sent by a network device and that is used to indicate an uplink time-frequency resource used for the first terminal device, and the first terminal device can multiplex the uplink time-frequency resource to send a sidelink signal to a second terminal device when an interference value to the network device during sending of the sidelink signal meets a first rule. Therefore, the uplink time-frequency resource of the first terminal device is multiplexed while interference is considered during sidelink transmission, thereby improving resource utilization.
US12120056B2 Channel sounding for distributed transmission
A method for a primary wireless transmitter is disclosed. The primary wireless transmitter is configured to participate in transmission to a wireless receiver using spatial multiplexing in coordination with one or more secondary wireless transmitters. The method comprises assigning—from a collection of available channel sounding resources—respective channel sounding resources to the primary wireless transmitter and to the one or more secondary wireless transmitters, wherein each available channel sounding resource is assigned to at most one of the wireless transmitters. Each assigned respective channel sounding resource is for transmission of a respective non-spatial-multiplexed first channel sounding signal, and the first channel sounding signals are for phase tracking of signals transmitted by the primary wireless transmitter and/or for phase tracking of signals transmitted by the one or more secondary wireless transmitters. The method also comprises transmitting, to the one or more secondary wireless transmitters, information indicative of the respective channel sounding resources assigned to the one or more secondary wireless transmitters. Methods for the secondary wireless transmitters and the wireless receiver are also disclosed, as well as corresponding apparatuses, transmitter, receiver, access point, user station, control node, and computer program product.
US12120052B2 Generating downlink sector beams based on uplink channel estimates utilizing a base band unit pool for modular massive multiple-input multiple-output arrays
A system includes a base band unit pooling component that determines, via a base band unit pool of base station devices, respective uplink channel estimates of an uplink channel wirelessly coupling, using frequency division duplexing via respective modular antenna elements, a user equipment to the base band unit pool. A downlink channel estimation component of the system derives, based on the respective uplink channel estimates, a downlink channel estimate of a downlink channel wirelessly coupling, using the frequency division duplexing via a portion of the respective modular antenna elements corresponding to a base station device of the base band unit pool, the base station device to the user equipment. In turn, the system generates, using the downlink channel estimate, a group of downlink sector beams to be transmitted to the user equipment using the downlink channel via the portion of the respective modular antenna elements.
US12120047B2 Sidelink channel configuration method, terminal device, and network device
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a sidelink channel configuration method, a terminal device, and a network device. The method includes determining, in a terminal device, that a second time domain symbol in a first sidelink channel is a first Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) time domain symbol, and a difference in symbol locations of two adjacent DMRS time domain symbols is N. The first sidelink channel occupies K time domain symbols, and K is a positive integer, where 1≤N
US12120045B2 Techniques for dynamically applying a repetition factor for a beam
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The techniques described herein support dynamically indicating uplink control channel repetition multiple different types of uplink signaling. A user equipment (UE) may receive first control signaling indicating a first repetition factor for transmission of a feedback message associated with a beam or transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state. The UE may receive second control signaling scheduling transmission of a control message associated with the beam or TCI state. The UE may transmit, in accordance with a second repetition factor, the control message based at least in part on both the feedback message and the control message being associated with the beam. In some cases, the second repetition factor may be configured with the second control signaling.
US12120043B2 System and method for supporting scalable bit map based P_Key table in a high performance computing environment
System and method for supporting scalable bitmap based P_Key table in a high performance computing environment. A method can provide, at least one subnet comprising one or more switches, a plurality of host channel adapters, and a plurality of end nodes. The method can associate the plurality of end nodes with at least one of a plurality of partitions, wherein each of the plurality of partitions are associated with a P_Key value. The method can associate each of the one or more switches with a bitmap based P_Key table of a plurality of bitmap based P_Key tables. The method can associate each of the host channel adapters with a bitmap based P_Key table of the plurality of bitmap based P_Key tables.
US12120041B2 Data network traffic management
A network management system may allocate different amounts of bandwidth to different types of data traffic. The traffic types may be distinguished by their source device address, and whether the source device is part of, or external to, a first network. Packets may also be marked by their sender with information to identify a traffic type, and the marking may be used to determine the packet's treatment. The allocations given to the various types of traffic may be dynamically modified with changing traffic demands and conditions.
US12120028B1 Secure data routing with channel resiliency
A secure data routing method and system are disclosed. Logical communication channels are established that each associate an IP address and a protocol port associated with a first computer system to an IP address and a protocol port associated with a second or third computer system. Some logical communication channels associated with the second computer system and some logical communication channels associated with the third computer system are associated with the same IP address and protocol port associated with the first computer system. Data packets are received and parsed to find tokens embedded in the headers. A first data packet embedding a first token is associated to a first source and is decrypted using a first decryption key associated with the first source. A second data packet embedding a second token is associated to a second source and is decrypted using a second decryption key associated with the second source.
US12120027B2 Underlay network traffic steering
Techniques for steering overlay network traffic along specific paths through an underlay network. The techniques may include determining a path through an underlay network that is optimized for sending a packet from a first node of an overlay network to a second node of the overlay network. The techniques may also include determining a destination address for sending the packet along the path from the first node to the second node, the destination address including a micro segment identifier (uSID) corresponding with an underlay node that is disposed along the path through the underlay network and trailing bits representing a portion of an address that corresponds with the second node. The techniques may also include causing the packet to be modified to include the destination address such that the packet is sent from the first node to the second node along the path.
US12120023B2 BIER OAM detection method, device, and system
A bit index explicit replication (BIER) operations, administration, and maintenance (OAM) detection method includes a bit forwarding ingress router (BFIR) obtaining a detection request packet based on a first BIER OAM packet, and sending the detection request packet to at least one bit forwarding egress router BFER. The detection request packet includes a first packet and a first packet header. The first packet is a packet obtained by encapsulating the first BIER OAM packet. The first packet header includes a bit string, and the bit string indicates the at least one bit forwarding egress router BFER that is to be measured.
US12120017B1 Equal cost multipath forwarding using ingress port
ECMP forwarding includes identifying and selecting an ECMP group of equal cost paths to a destination using destination information contained in a received packet. A member from the selected ECMP group is selected based on the ingress port on which the packet was received. The received packet is forwarded on the port that can reach the next hop associated with the selected member.
US12120015B2 System and method for implementing controller border gateway protocol (cBGP)
A method performed by a controller configured to implement Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) in a communications system, comprising establishing a controller BGP (cBGP) peer session with a network element (NE), receiving a message for communication through the cBGP session from the NE, determining whether the message is permitted to be communicated through the cBGP session based on whether the message carries routing information; transmitting the message to the NE through the cBGP session when the message is permitted to be communicated through the cBGP session, and receiving a response message of the first type from the NE through the cBGP session.
US12120012B2 Dynamic quality of service in edge cloud architectures
A device of a service coordinating entity includes communications circuitry to communicate with a plurality of access networks via a corresponding plurality of network function virtualization (NFV) instances, processing circuitry, and a memory device. The processing circuitry is to perform operations to monitor stored performance metrics for the plurality of NFV instances. Each of the NFV instances is instantiated by a corresponding scheduler of a plurality of schedulers on a virtualization infrastructure of the service coordinating entity. A plurality of stored threshold metrics is retrieved, indicating a desired level for each of the plurality of performance metrics. A threshold condition is detected for at least one of the performance metrics for an NF V instance of the plurality of NFV instances, based on the retrieved plurality of threshold metrics. A hardware resource used by the NFV instance to communicate with an access network is adjusted based on the detected threshold condition.
US12120009B2 Apparatus, method, and computer program
An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: determine (902) that at least one state of a network slice is to be adjusted in a limited geographical area of at least one network resource; and adjust (904, 906, 908) the at least one state of the network slice in the limited geographical area of the at least one network resource.
US12120008B2 Performance measurement method and apparatus, device, and storage medium
Provided are a performance measurement method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The method includes: creating a Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER) flow; encapsulating a BIER flow measurement packet according to a performance measurement requirement of the BIER flow, where the BIER flow measurement packet carries BIER flow identification information; and sending the BIER flow measurement packet to a second communication node.
US12120007B2 Virtual private network manager
Methods, computer systems, and computer-storage medium are provided for monitoring, analyzing, and providing reports regarding direct access technologies, for example DirectAccess, VPN, or VPN-like technologies. User activity associated with DirectAccess servers can be filtered by server location to allow administrators to determine which users, and how many users, utilized or are utilizing each DirectAccess server, which can be identified by geographic locations. In some cases, this information can be used to address technical support issues or to determine which resources of an entity may be under- or over-utilized.
US12120006B2 Technologies for performance data streaming
A service device (e.g., a user equipment (UE), a new radio NB (gNB), or other network component or network management component) as a service provider or a service consumer can process or generate performance data streaming in response to a request to create a performance data stream. Information overhead related to the performance data stream can be provided that enables use of the performance data stream in and through data stream units to support performance measurement collection activities.
US12120001B1 Systems and methods for detecting network congestion and automatically deploying a network slice
A device may receive network congestion data associated with a network providing a network slice to a user device and that includes data identifying a number of users, an average throughput, a latency, and one or more key performance indicators associated with the network. The device may receive media data associated with the user device and may receive weather data associated with the user device. The device may process the number of users, the average throughput, the latency, and the one or more key performance indicators, with a deep learning model, to generate a congestion decision for the network. The device may selectively activate a new network slice for the user device based on the congestion decision indicating congestion in the network, or may maintain the network slice for the user device based on the congestion decision indicating no congestion in the network.
US12119996B2 System, method, and apparatus to execute vehicle communications using a zonal architecture
An example system including a vehicle having a multi-zone network comprising a plurality of network zones, each one of the network zones comprising at least one zone manager; a network monitoring controller, including a network layout circuit structured to interpret a zoned architecture communication scheme and a network layout for the vehicle; a network characterization circuit structured to interpret network activity for the vehicle, and to determine a network performance event in response to the network activity; and a network reaction circuit structured to perform a network event action in response to the network performance event.
US12119994B2 Offset and dynamic feedback information validation for configured grants
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit a plurality of slot-aggregated physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmissions associated with a common transport block; receive a dynamic feedback information (DFI) transmission that includes hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback associated with the plurality of slot-aggregated PUSCH transmissions, wherein the HARQ feedback is a HARQ acknowledgement (ACK) or a HARQ negative acknowledgement (NACK); determine whether one or more PUSCH transmissions, of the plurality of slot-aggregated PUSCH transmissions, satisfy a delay condition associated with receipt of the DFI transmission; and determine whether the HARQ feedback is valid based at least in part on whether the one or more PUSCH transmissions satisfy the delay condition. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US12119992B2 Reconfigurable device for processing signals
Methods and systems for processing signals and data are disclosed. An example method can comprise receiving a first portion of a first signal. An example method can comprise processing the first portion of the first signal based on a module. The module can comprise instructions for physical layer processing. An example method can comprise receiving an update for the module. The update can be configured to modify the instructions for physical layer processing. The module can be reconfigured based on the update. An example method can comprise processing at least one of a second portion of the first signal and a second signal based on the module reconfigured based on the update.
US12119991B2 Programmable protocol parser for NIC classification and queue assignments
Technologies for controlling operation of a compute node coupled to a computer network via a computing device that includes communications for communicating with the computer network and persistent instructions such as firmware for providing control functions to the computing device, wherein the control functions being defined at least in part by protocol data. An update control module of the computing device may receive update data from a remote node in the computer network via the communications, wherein the update data comprising new protocol data for the persistent instructions. A protocol parser module may parse the update data and generate metadata relating to the update data. A classifier module may receive rules for the control functions, wherein the rules are based at least in part on the update data and metadata. A compiler may compile the parsed update data to the persistent instructions for providing new control functions to the computing device based at least in part on the received rules.
US12119989B2 System and method for configuring network elements in a design network topology
A method of configuring network elements in a design network topology includes receiving an image of the design network topology; attempting to retrieve design data from the received image corresponding to the design network topology; when the design data is retrieved, querying a topologies database using the design data to find a previously determined network topology that substantially matches the design network topology; when the design data is not retrieved, predicting a network topology using an unsupervised machine learning algorithm; identifying configurations for network elements in the matching network topology or in the predicted network topology in a configurations database; determining design configurations for the network elements of the design network topology from the identified configurations; translating the design configurations of the network elements to a standard format; and pushing the translated design configurations to actual network elements and/or virtual network elements corresponding to the network elements.
US12119978B2 Method and apparatus for wideband operation in NR communication system
Provided is a method and apparatus for using an offset between a synchronization signal block and a resource block grid. The method may include receiving, by a user device, a synchronization signal (SS) block comprising a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), determining, from the PBCH, a value of a subcarrier offset between the SS block and an RB grid, determining, based on the value of the subcarrier offset and a frequency location of the SS block, the RB grid, and decoding, based on the determined RB grid, one or more of a reference signal, a control channel, or a data channel.
US12119975B2 Wireless communication device and operating method supporting carrier aggregation
A user terminal supporting carrier aggregation (CA) and an operating method thereof are provided. The operating method includes receiving indication information regarding a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) component carrier (CC) group from a base station; determining whether a phase noise characteristic of the user terminal is the same with respect to CCs included in the PTRS CC group, based at least in part on the indication information; requesting the base station to transmit at least one PTRS using at least one CC included in the PTRS CC group; and receiving the at least one PTRS from the base station using the at least one CC.
US12119974B2 Techniques for determining phase tracking reference signal density
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive control signaling indicating a first set of thresholds corresponding to a first set of reference signal densities and a second set of thresholds corresponding to a second set of reference signal densities. The first set of thresholds may be associated with enabled uplink demodulation reference signal (DMRS) bundling, and the second set of thresholds may be associated with disabled uplink DMRS bundling. The UE may select a reference signal density from the first set or the second set based on a DMRS bundling status and map reference signaling (e.g., a DMRS, a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS), or both) to a set of resources based on the reference signal density. Uplink channel repetitions may occur in disjoint symbols and in such cases, DMRS bundling may be activated when PTRSs between repetitions meet a threshold.
US12119972B2 Signal transmission method based on satellite communication and device
Example signal transmission methods based on satellite communication and apparatus are described. One example method includes: obtaining, by a communication device, carrier attribute information corresponding to a target carrier used to transmit an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol. The carrier attribute information of the target carrier includes subcarrier spacing. The communications device determines a cyclic prefix (CP) length of the OFDM symbol based on the carrier attribute information of the target carrier and a preset correspondence between carrier attribute information and the OFDM symbol. The CP is used to carry first data. The first data is data in the OFDM symbol.
US12119969B2 Non-anchor carrier frequency offset indication
Methods and apparatuses for indicating a frequency offset of a non-anchor carrier are disclosed. A method comprising: transmitting a broadcast signal on an anchor carrier and transmitting system information on a non-anchor carrier, wherein the broadcast signal includes a frequency offset of the non-anchor carrier to the anchor carrier.
US12119966B2 Systems, methods, and devices for electronic spectrum management for identifying open space
Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for automated identification of open space in a wireless communications spectrum, by identifying sources of signal emission in the spectrum by automatically detecting signals, analyzing signals, comparing signal data to historical and reference data, creating corresponding signal profiles, and determining information about the open space based upon the measured and analyzed data in near real-time.
US12119965B2 Circuit structure for realizing real-time predistortion calibration of broadband IQ modulation and method thereof
The present invention relates to a circuit structure for realizing real-time pre-distortion calibration of broadband IQ modulation, comprises a baseband generation module, for the calibration signal generator to generate two orthogonal sine cosine calibration signals respectively according to the calibration bandwidth and the order of the pre-distortion filter, and the data switch is switched to the relevant data channel; a digital-to-analog conversion module, for converting the signals into analog I and Q baseband signals; a frequency synthesis module, for generating signals in a certain frequency range; a IQ modulation module, for mixing the analog baseband signal with the local oscillator signal; an amplitude control module, for continuous adjustment of the RF signal power. The present invention also relates to a method for realizing real-time pre-distortion calibration processing of broadband IQ modulation. With the circuit structure and method of the present invention for realizing real-time pre-distortion calibration of broadband IQ modulation, the calibration process is completed locally in real time, solving the problem of frequency response error correction caused by hardware circuit performance change, so that automatic pre-distortion calibration of frequency response can be completed on site in real time.
US12119962B2 Sampling circuit
A sampling circuit includes: a first transmission line that transmits an input signal; a second transmission line that transmits a clock signal; and a plurality of sample-hold circuits that are connected to the first and second transmission lines at a constant line distance, wherein the first transmission line transmits the input signal at a first propagation time for each of the line distances, and the second transmission line transmits the clock signal at a second propagation time that is a sum of a preset sampling interval and the first propagation time for each of the line distances.
US12119960B2 Method for improved synchronization between a transmitter and a receiver on a wireless network
The present disclosure provides a method for estimating timing and/or frequency of a wireless signal; the method including the steps: receiving a digitally modulated signal; extracting a plurality of signal samples associated with a short training field (STF) of a PHY protocol data unit (PPDU) of an 802.11 frame; performing correlation operations on the plurality of signal samples to generate a predetermined number of correlation peaks; comparing the generated correlation peaks with a variable dynamic threshold; and calculating timing and/or frequency of the digitally modulated signal using the outcome of the comparing step.
US12119959B2 Managing traffic for endpoints in data center environments to provide cloud management connectivity
Techniques for combining the functionality of fabric interconnects and switches (e.g., Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches) into one network entity, thereby reducing the number of devices in a fabric and complexity of communications in the fabric. By collapsing FI and ToR switch functionality into one network entity, server traffic may be directly forwarded by the ToR switch and an entire tier is now eliminated from the topology hierarchy which may improve the control, data, and management plane. Further, this disclosure describes techniques for dynamically managing the number of gateway proxies running on one or more computer clusters based on a number of managed switch domains.
US12119957B2 Electronic device for controlling external device based on occupant monitoring system, and method thereof
An example server may include at least one communication module (e.g., including communication circuitry), and a processor. The processor may be configured to receive movement information and first occupant information related to a vehicle device, using the at least one communication module, select at least one first external device from among a plurality of external devices related to a local network, based on the movement information and the first occupant information, calculate a first display time to display a first confirmation message asking whether to control the at least one first external device, based on an arrival time included in the movement information and at least one first operation time of the at least one first external device, and transmit a first request signal causing display of the first confirmation message on a display of the vehicle device at the first display time, using the at least one communication module.
US12119954B2 Household appliances component tracking systems and methods
A method of operating a household appliance includes installing a multi-source mechanical component in the household appliance. The method also includes storing an identity of the multi-source mechanical component in a local memory of the household appliance. The method further includes connecting the household appliance to a remote computing device. The method also includes storing the identity of the multi-source mechanical component in the remote computing device.
US12119953B2 Method for data communication with a domestic appliance by a mobile computer device, mobile computer device and domestic appliance
A mobile device for communicating with a smart appliance and the Internet is disclosed. The mobile device includes a sensing element for detecting a current value of an operational features of the smart appliance. A memory including relationships between other values and operational features is provided. A processor is also provided for accessing the memory and comparing the current and other values to determine whether there is a match. If the values do not match, the process generates and sends instructions to the smart appliance to adjust its settings so as to bring the current and other values into alignment. The mobile device is also in communication with the Internet where the mobile device may draw upon online resources to perform or support performing any of the above steps.
US12119942B2 Systems and methods for determining feedback codebook
Systems and methods for wireless communications are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a wireless communication device determines that first feedback information indicated to transmit on a first uplink (UL) resource is canceled. The wireless communication device combines the first feedback information with second feedback information indicated to transmit on a second UL resource to generate combined feedback information. The wireless communication device transmits the combined feedback information using the second UL resource.
US12119940B2 Hybrid automatic repeat request processes for sub-band full duplex
A UE may identify slots to transmit and/or receive information related to one or more HARQ processes in frame structure that includes both sub-band full duplex slot types and time division duplex slot types. Based on a first slot used for control information, a UE can identify a second slot for PUSCH or PDSCH communication based on an offset between the first slot and the second determined by calculating slot offsets (e.g., based on parameters received from a base station). In some aspects, a UE may exclude certain slot duplex types (e.g., SBFD or TDD) when calculating slot offsets. In some aspects, a UE may calculate slot offsets differently for different HARQ processes corresponding to one frame. In some aspects, slot offset behaviors may be based on priority of information associated with a HARQ process.
US12119939B2 Feedback and retransmission format of HARQ protocol
A method includes sending wireless data to a receiver node and receiving feedback from the receiver node that identifies a subset of the wireless data that the receiver node failed to receive correctly and that includes a token value as a label for the subset of the wireless data as a group. The method includes constructing retransmission wireless data that includes the subset of the wireless data and the token value. The method includes sending the retransmission wireless data to the receiver node. The receiver node may be a first client device. The method further includes allocating a first set of token values to the first client device and a second set of non-overlapping token values to a second client device in a network. The method includes respectively notifying the first and second client device of the corresponding set of token values for retransmissions requested by the corresponding client device.
US12119938B2 4X LTF sequence for 320MHZ
The present disclosure is related to a long training field (LTF) sequence for 320 MHz band transmission in a wireless local area network system. The main features comprise the steps of: generating a physical protocol data unit (PPDU); and transmitting the PPDU through a 320 MHz band, wherein the PPDU includes an LTF signal and the LTF signal is generated on the basis of an LTF sequence for the 320 MHz band. Therefore, the proposed LTF has improved effects such as increased bandwidth, an improved PHY layer protocol data unit (PPDU) structure, an improved sequence, and use of a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) technique.
US12119932B2 Systems and methods for communicating using nested low density parity check codes
Systems and methods in accordance with various embodiments of the invention enable communicating using nested Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) codes. A nested LDPC code is an LDPC code having a full blocklength, where shorter blocklengths of the nested LDPC code can be utilized as shorter blocklength LDPC codes. In certain embodiments, a transmitter utilizes a nested LDPC code to communicate via a point-to-point connection. In several embodiments, multiple transmitters utilize nested LDPC codes to communicate simultaneously via a Random Access Channel. One embodiment includes a transmitter capable of encoding a message as symbols using a nested LDPC code until a feedback message indicating an end of epoch message is received. A receiver can determine whether a decoding rule is satisfied at predetermined decode times and transmit an end of epoch message when the decoder can decode a message based upon the nested LDPC code.
US12119931B2 Zigzag decoding of upstream-processed signals from independent receiver subarrays
A method of operating a network node of a communication network includes receiving, by a first decoder of the network node, a first upstream-processed signal associated with an original signal. The method further includes receiving, by a second decoder of the network node, a second upstream-processed signal associated with the original signal. The method further includes determining, by the first decoder, a first downstream-processed signal based on the first upstream-processed signal and outputting, by the first decoder, the first downstream-processed signal. The method further includes responsive to the first decoder outputting the first downstream-processed signal, determining, by the second decoder, a second downstream-processed signal based on the second upstream-processed signal and the first downstream-processed signal and outputting, by the second decoder, the second downstream-processed signal. The method further includes determining a decoded received signal based on outputs from the first decoder and the second decoder.
US12119927B2 Link adaptation optimization with contextual bandits
Methods and systems for dynamically selecting a link adaptation policy, LAP. In some embodiments, the method includes using channel quality information, additional information, and a machine learning, ML, model to select a LAP from a set of predefined LAPs, the set of predefined LAPs comprising a first LAP and a second LAP. In some embodiments, the additional information comprises: neighbor cell information about a second cell served by a second TRP, distance information indicating a distance between a UE and a first TRP, and/or gain information indicating a radio propagation gain between the UE and the serving node. The method further includes the first TRP transmitting data to the UE using the selected LAP.
US12119921B2 Resource allocation method for unmanned aerial vehicle-assisted symbiotic radio system
The present application provides a resource allocation method for a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assisted symbiotic radio system, which addresses the problem of how to improve the system transmission rate in a multi-IoT device scenario. A passive sensor data collection mechanism based on a UAV-assisted symbiotic radio communication system under multiple backscatter devices (BDs) is proposed. When the base station sends signals to the cellular users, multiple IoT BDs on the ground perform energy collection and backscatter of RF signals sent by the base station, and the UAV receives backscatter signals from the BDs and collects the data from all the BDs on the ground, i.e., all the BDs share RF sources with the cellular users.
US12119920B2 Method and system for controlling satellite communication
Disclosed is method for controlling satellite communication of satellite (202) flying on trajectory over the earth (206). The method comprises providing first target location on surface of the earth; determining trajectory of satellite over the earth; identifying first interference restrictive area (214), which satellite trajectory passes; determining elevation angle (δ1, δ2) in respect to satellite and first target location, wherein elevation angle is angle between horizontal plane of the earth and vector pointing from first target location to satellite along trajectory at given moment of time; and activating first communication beam (208) from satellite towards first target location when elevation angle is between activation angle (δ1) and deactivation angle (δ2). Activation angle is less than deactivation angle if first interference restrictive area is located in forward direction in respect to satellite motion along trajectory, and activation angle is more than deactivation angle if first interference restrictive area is located in backward direction in respect to satellite motion along trajectory.
US12119917B2 System and method for providing channel recovery for angle domain sparse channels
A system and method are provided in which an input including a measurement output of digital channel information is received. The digital channel information includes an estimated digital channel, a beamforming codebook, and quantized angle of arrival (AoA) values. A basis corresponding to one of the quantized AoA values is selected according to a largest projection power of the measurement output. A partial channel is recovered based on the beamforming codebook and the estimated digital channel. An analog channel is recovered based on the partial channel and the basis.
US12119915B2 Operating a lower layer split central unit
A method of operating an LLS-CU includes providing downlink signals to be transmitted to a UE over a wireless radio interface, allocating the downlink signals to resource elements, REs, of a physical downlink channel, generating a data-associated control information, DACI, message including a section description associated with the downlink signals, the DACI message including a resource element mask that defines the location of one or more REs within a PRB of a downlink signal on the physical downlink channel, and an indication of beamforming weights to be applied by a radio unit, RU, when transmitting the downlink signals to the UE, wherein the beamforming weights are associated with resource elements according to the resource element mask, transmitting the DACI message to the RU, and transmitting the downlink signals to the RU for transmission to the UE.
US12119912B2 Configuration of active groups of antenna ports
Aspects relate to configuring active groups of antenna ports. An apparatus may support different groups of antenna ports. One or more of these groups may be designated as active (e.g., for a scheduled transmission). In some examples, a first apparatus may send to a second apparatus an indication of the active groups. The second apparatus may then use the active groups for a transmission.
US12119908B2 Methods and systems for adapting beamwidth of beams on NR physical channels
A pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). Methods and systems for adapting beamwidth of beams on NR physical channels are provided. Alignment between beams of a UE and a gNB is created by refining beam codebooks. Phase shifters and PAs/LNAs of antenna elements are tuned for refining the beam codebooks. Strength of a signal, received through different RX beams, is determined based on RSRP/SINR associated with the different RX beams. A direction is determined, along which RSRPs/SINRs associated with consecutive RX beams is increasing. A pair of RX beams is determined, the RSRP/SINR associated with a first beam being greater than e RSRP/SINR associated with a second beam, and the RSRP/SINR associated with the first beam is the greatest along the determined direction.
US12119907B2 Method, system and apparatus
A method comprising transmitting beam cluster information to a user equipment, the beam cluster information defining a plurality of beam clusters and beam identification information for each of a plurality of beams in a respective beam cluster of the plurality of beam clusters; and transmitting, to the user equipment, at least one beam based on the beam cluster information.
US12119903B2 Reciprocal geometric precoding
A wireless communication method includes determining, by a network device, uplink power allocations assigned to each user device of multiple user devices; estimating a channel response for each user device of multiple user devices based on a corresponding uplink reference signal transmission received from the each user device; computing, for the each user device, a covariance matrix based on a corresponding channel response, determining a maximum eigenvector of an uplink signal to interference and noise ratio (SINR) matrix for the each user device; computing, from the uplink SINR matrix, a downlink cross-interference matrix for the each user device; selecting, from the downlink cross-interference matrix for the each user device, a selected vector that maximizes a selected criterion for the each user device; and determining, from the selected vectors of the multiple user devices, a downlink power allocation for the each user device of multiple user devices.
US12119896B2 Transmission device, transmission method, receiving device and receiving method
By a transmission method according to one aspect of the present disclosure, in a broadcasting system that generates a first broadcasting signal and a second broadcasting signal by performing multi-antenna encoding on program data, and wirelessly transmits a first broadcasting signal and a second broadcasting signal, a first transmit station transmits the first broadcasting signal, a second transmit station transmits the second broadcasting signal, the first transmit station and the second transmit station transmit the first broadcasting signal and the second broadcasting signal to an overlapping area at an identical time using an overlapping frequency band, polarized wave transmitted from the first transmit station differs from polarized wave transmitted from the second transmit station, and arrangement of the first transmit station differs from arrangement of the second transmit station.
US12119895B2 Methods and apparatus for multi-TRP UL transmission
Methods and apparatus provide for a wireless network to enable multiple-transmission reception point (multi-TRP) uplink (UL) time division multiplexed (TDMed) repetition transmission. The network may receive, from a user equipment (UE), beam measurements of downlink reference signals associated with a plurality of UL transmission beams from the UE to the multi-TRP. Based on criteria associated with the beam measurements received from the UE, the network enables the UE for the multi-TRP UL TDMed repetition transmission using the plurality of UL transmission beams. In addition, or in other scenarios, coordination is provided between the network and the UE to improve UL TDMed repetition transmissions when a UE switches between antenna panels.
US12119882B2 High-speed optical analog-to-digital converter based on compressive sensing
During operation, the system receives an optical input signal, and also receives a reference optical frequency comb (OFC) signal. Next, the system uses a gapless spectral demultiplexer to spectrally slice the optical input signal to produce a set of spectral slices. The system also uses a high-contrast demultiplexer to strongly isolate each combline of the reference OFC signal to produce a set of reference comblines. Next, in a parallel manner, the system demodulates each spectral slice in the set of spectral slices centered on a single reference combline in the set of reference comblines to produce a set of baseband I/Q signals, wherein each spectral slice is demodulated based on a known code sequence. The system then digitizes the set of baseband I/Q signals to produce a set of digitized signals. Finally, the system processes the set of digitized signals to directly reconstruct a waveform for the optical input signal.
US12119875B1 Free space optical communications using multi-detectors
Systems and methods are described for transmitting information optically in free space. For instance, a system may include an optical signal generator to generate an amplified beam of light. A telescope transmits the amplified beam through the medium and receives an inbound beam of light. A detector system may include one or more (or multiple) detectors and a routing system that transmits the inbound beam to a selected set of detectors. In some cases, the system can determine a re-configuration condition based on control parameters and perform a system re-configuration to direct the inbound beam to a different set of detectors. In some cases, the system includes a remote fiber head or wavelength division multiplexing.
US12119873B2 System and method for determining actions of a vehicle by visible light communication
A method of determining one or more actions of a vehicle approaching an intersection having traffic lights is provided. Traffic information can be received from the traffic lights. A speed of the vehicle can be detected by a sensor. A distance between the vehicle and an intersection can be determined by processing circuitry. An amount of time for the vehicle to reach the intersection can be calculated. The traffic information with the amount of time can be compared. The one or more actions of the vehicle based on the comparison can be determined.
US12119872B2 LiFi system for MRI
A system for wirelessly communicating data across a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) observation window, comprising a pair of Light Fidelity (LiFi) modules with a case, wherein each case comprises a window-interfacing-side that is placeable on opposing sides of the observation window, wherein each case further comprises a LiFi transmitter and a LiFi receiver for transmission of control instructions and return information across the observation window.
US12119870B2 Optical channel monitor with built-in sensors for dynamic measurements
An optical channel monitor is formed to include the capability to sense real-time changes in optical power across signal bands (optical power changes including, for example, a complete drop out of the signal band) and quickly measure the resulting spectrum, thus enabling the host to initiate advanced power balancing solutions that mitigate the extent of the power change until a permanent fix is provided. A set of signal band sensors is included with a conventional OCM, where each sensor includes a photodetector that is able to detect changes in operation along its associated incoming signal band. Control electronics are used to monitor the states of the photodetectors, with the ability to invoke an OCM scan of the complete wavelength range when a power change condition is flagged.
US12119867B2 Transmission apparatus and transmission method
A transmission apparatus includes a control unit for carrying out processing to secure a resource for a standby system path in response to detection of a sign of failure in an active system path.
US12119865B2 Flexible frequency hopping
Methods, apparatus, and systems for enabling a flexible frequency hopping mechanism are described. In one example aspect, a wireless communication method is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a communication device, a first message from a network device. The first message comprises a list of frequency hopping offsets and a value indicating a number of repetitions of a data transmission. The method also includes receiving, by the communication device, a second message selecting a frequency hopping offset from the list of frequency hopping offsets and applying multiple frequency hopping offsets to the number of repetitions of the data transmission. The multiple frequency offsets are determined according to a rule associated with the selected frequency hopping offset.
US12119862B1 Radio frequency aperture with cooling assembly
An air interface plane (AIP) of a radio frequency (RF) aperture includes: a circuit board having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; and a matrix of tapered elements arranged on the first side of the circuit board and secured to the circuit board, the matrix of tapered elements cooperating to at least one of receive or transmit an over-the-air RF signal. Suitably, each tapered element of the matrix has: a central hub extending along a longitudinal axis from a hub base which is proximate to the first side of the circuit board to an apex of the tapered element which is distal from the first side of the first circuit board; and a plurality of arms extending from the central hub at the apex of the tapered element, each of the plurality of arms including a first portion that projects the arm radially away from the longitudinal axis and a second portion that projects the arm longitudinally toward the first side of the circuit board.
US12119858B2 Data transmission device and data transmission method
A data transmission device and a data transmission method are provided. The data transmission device includes: a plurality of front-end modules associated with a plurality of antennas, respectively; and a controller configured to select a front-end module to be used for data communication from among the plurality of front-end modules, wherein the controller is configured to: determine a temperature of each of the plurality of front-end modules; and select, from among the plurality of front-end modules, a front-end module having a temperature lower than or equal to a threshold temperature and corresponding to a maximum received power of a receiving device, among received powers of the receiving device corresponding to the plurality of front-end modules, and wherein each of the received powers of the receiving device is obtained based on a specific absorption rate (SAR) requirement or a maximum permissible exposure (MPE) requirement of a corresponding front-end module.
US12119852B2 Impedance converting circuit and amplifier module
A first primary line has a first node at one end and a third node at another end and transmits a radio-frequency signal between the first node and the third node. A second primary line has a second node at one end and a fourth node at another end and transmits a radio-frequency signal between the second node and the fourth node. A first secondary line has a portion connected to the second node and is electromagnetically coupled to the first primary line. The second secondary line has a portion connected to the first node and has another end connected to a portion of the first secondary line. The second secondary line is electromagnetically coupled to the second primary line. A first capacitor is connected in parallel to a portion of the second primary line or a portion of the second secondary line.
US12119851B2 Feed forward echo cancellation device and echo cancellation method
A feed forward echo cancellation device includes a first impedance circuit, a second impedance circuit, and an echo cancellation current generator circuit. The first impedance circuit is configured to output a first current to a node in response to a transmission current. The second impedance circuit is configured to output a second current to a node in response to the transmission current. The echo cancellation current generator circuit is configured to drain an echo cancellation current from the node. The node is connected to an input terminal of a programmable gain amplifier circuit via a gain control circuit, and the gain control circuit is configured to set a gain of the programmable gain amplifier circuit.
US12119848B1 System and method for learning-based lossless data compression
A system and method learning-based lossless data compression. The system and method proposed allow for fast and efficient lossless data compression of a large variety of data types. The system and method have a variety of real-world applications, including deep learning solutions for telemetry, tracking, and command subsystems for satellites. Satellites and their control centers are incredibly spaced apart which makes data compression an extremely important process to transmit large sets of information in a low-latency, high-efficiency environment. The proposed system and method utilize probability prediction driven arithmetic coding which provides faster encoding times and higher compression ratios when paired with a long short-term memory system for data compression.
US12119847B2 Noniterative entropy coding
This disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems for data compression and decompression. The present implementations more specifically relate to entropy encoding and decoding techniques for keeping a state variable within upper and lower bounds using a noniterative process. The entropy encoding uses a fixed state threshold to determine a number of bits to remove and removes the bits from a current state prior to encoding a symbol with the current state. The entropy decoding decodes encoded data in a bitstream based on a current state to obtain the symbol and a new state and determines a number of bits to read from the bitstream and to add to the new state to update the current state.
US12119841B2 G-LDPC decoder and G-LDPC decoding method
a G-LDPC decoder is provided. The G-LDPC decoder includes: a generalized check node decoder configured to, in each of a plurality of iterations: group connected variable nodes into groups, the connected variable nodes being connected to an mth generalized check node among generalized check nodes; generate test patterns in each of one or more of the groups based on a first message received by the mth generalized check node from the connected variable nodes; and identify a value of a second message to be provided from the mth generalized check node to the connected variable nodes based on the test patterns; and a LDPC decoder circuitry configured to, in each of the iterations, update a value of an nth variable node, among the variable nodes, based on the second message received by the nth variable node from a generalized check node that is connected to the nth variable node.
US12119839B2 Digital-to-analog converter
A digital-to-analog converter includes an amplifier, a voltage relaxation circuit, a base current source, a first weighting current source, and at least one second weighting current source. The amplifier receives a reference voltage and a feedback voltage, and generates an output voltage according to the reference voltage and the feedback voltage. The base current source is coupled to an output end of the amplifier through the voltage relaxation circuit, and is configured to generate an adjustable base current. The first weighting current source generates an adjustable first weighting current between a reference ground end and one of a current load and the voltage relaxation circuit according to a first bit of input data. The second weighting current source generates at least one second weighting current according to at least one second bit of the input data.
US12119832B2 Atomic oscillator
An atomic oscillator according to the present invention includes an alkali metal cell, a light source configured to emit excitation light to the alkali metal cell, and a photodetector configured to detect transmission light passed through the alkali metal cell. In the atomic oscillator, a light absorber and a light radiator are placed. The light absorber is configured to raise a temperature thereof in accordance with absorption light to heat the alkali metal cell in contact with the alkali metal cell. The light radiator is configured to radiate light corresponding to heat of the alkali metal cell in contact therewith. The atomic oscillator further includes a second light source configured to emit light to the light absorber, and a second photodetector configured to detect the light radiated by the light radiator.
US12119828B1 Clock synthesizer with dual control
The present disclosure describes circuits (e.g., clock synthesizers) and methods for producing alternating signals. A clock synthesizer includes an oscillator, a voltage control circuit, and a frequency control circuit. The oscillator produces an output signal with a frequency. The voltage control circuit produces a control voltage for the oscillator based on the frequency of the output signal. The frequency control circuit produces a control signal for the oscillator based on (i) an input voltage to the frequency control circuit and (ii) the control voltage. The control signal causes the oscillator to adjust the frequency of the output signal such that the voltage control circuit adjusts the control voltage to be closer to the input voltage.
US12119827B2 Glitch filter with reset circuit
An electric circuit and a method for filtering glitches are described. The electric circuit includes a filter, an inverter circuit, and a reset circuit. The inverter circuit is electrically coupled to an output of the filter. The reset circuit is electrically coupled to the output of the filter. The reset circuit pulls the output of the filter high when an input signal to the electric circuit and the output of the inverter circuit are both low, pulls the output of the filter low when the input signal to the electric circuit and the output of the inverter circuit are both high, and passes the output of the filter when (i) the input signal to the electric circuit is high and the output of the inverter circuit is low or (ii) the input signal to the electric circuit is low and the output of the inverter circuit is high.
US12119826B2 Embedded pattern generator
An example apparatus includes multiplexer circuitry configured to couple a communication module to at least one of a data bus input or a test signal; and embedded pattern generator (EPG) circuitry coupled to the multiplexer circuitry, the EPG circuitry including: clock divider circuitry including a plurality of clock outputs, the clock divider circuitry configured to be coupled to an output of a clock, the plurality of clock outputs configured to be of a frequency equal to a division of a frequency of the output of the clock; a multiplexer including a multiplexer output, the multiplexer configured to couple one of the plurality of clock outputs to the multiplexer output; and signal generator circuitry including an input clock, an EPG input, and a plurality of data outputs, the input clock coupled to the multiplexer output, the signal generator circuitry configured to generate a data stream.
US12119825B2 Frequency multiplier with balun function
Frequency multipliers (300) for generating a differential output signal from a single-ended input signal are disclosed. The frequency multiplier comprises a single-ended input (Pin(f0)) to receive the input signal with a frequency of f0 and differential outputs (+/−Pout(2nf0)) to provide the differential output signals. The frequency multiplier further comprises a first signal branch (301) connected to the single-ended input and one of the differential outputs (+Pout(2nf0)). The first signal branch comprises a first low pass or bandpass filter with a center frequency of f0 (L/BPF1), a first nonlinear component (NC1) and a first high pass or bandpass filter with a center frequency of 2nf0 (H/BPF1). The frequency multiplier further comprises a second signal branch connected to the single-end input and another one of the differential outputs (−Pout(2nf0)). The second signal branch comprises a second low pass or bandpass filter with a center frequency of f0 (L/BPF1), a second nonlinear component (NC2) and a second high pass or bandpass filter with a center frequency of 2nf0 (H/BPF2). The first and second nonlinear components are configured such that even-order harmonics generated in the first and second nonlinear components are in anti-phase, thereby the differential output signals with a frequency of 2n times the frequency of the input signal are generated at the differential output, where n is an integer number.
US12119824B2 Delay cell circuits
A time delay circuit comprising a plurality of differential delay cells each having a respective time delay and being arranged in series. Each delay cell comprises first and second inverter sub-cells, each comprising a respective PMOS transistor and an NMOS transistor arranged in series such that their respective drain terminals are connected at a drain node. Each of the transistors has a back-gate terminal and is arranged such that a respective voltage applied to said back-gate terminal linearly controls its respective threshold voltage. The back-gate terminal of the PMOS transistor in each inverter sub-cell is connected to the drain node of the other sub-cell and/or the back-gate terminal of the NMOS transistor in each inverter sub-cell is connected to the drain node of the other sub-cell. A control signal varies the time delay of the delay cell by adjusting a voltage supplied to a back-gate terminal of a transistor.
US12119822B2 Signal generation circuit having minimum delay, semiconductor apparatus using the same, and signal generation method
A signal generation circuit includes a first delay circuit, a second delay circuit, and a duty control circuit. The first delay circuit delays a first input signal to generate a first output signal. The second delay circuit delays a second input signal to generate a second output signal. The duty control circuit compares phases of the first and second output signals and changes the value of the second delay control signal, and then decreases the times, by which the first and second input signals are delayed, by the same value.
US12119818B2 Photoelectric switch key and keyboard
A photoelectric switch key is provided, which includes a shell, a circuit board, a photosensitive component and a press component. The photosensitive component is electrically connected to the circuit board, and the press component is provided with a light-shielding member. The press component is movably mounted on the shell to enable the light-shielding member to move relative to a light-receiving surface of the photosensitive component. The photosensitive component is capable of receiving external light when the light-shielding member is moved away from the light-receiving surface of the photosensitive component. The light-shielding member is adjacent to and shielding the light-receiving surface of the photosensitive component when the press component is pressed. The light-shielding member is enabled to completely block the external light from irradiating on the photosensitive component when the key is pressed by the user, which achieves the function of the key, and improves the sensitivity of the key.
US12119817B2 Gate driver circuits with independently tunable performance characteristics
A gate driver circuit is provided that includes a turn-on path, a turn-off path, and a fast discharge path. The turn-on path is couplable between a gate of a solid-state switch and a voltage turn-on signal (VGON) from a gate driver, where the turn-on path defines a turn-on time for the solid-state switch. The turn-off path is couplable between the gate and a voltage turn-off signal (VGOFF) from the gate driver, where the turn-off path defines a turn-off time for the solid-state switch. The fast discharge path is selectively couplable in parallel with the turn-off path during a portion of a gate-to-source voltage (VGS) transition for the solid-state switch, where the turn-off path in parallel with the fast discharge path defines a turn-off delay for the solid-state switch and each of the turn-on time, the turn-off time, and the turn-off delay are independently configurable.
US12119816B2 Semiconductor device and semiconductor device control method
A semiconductor device, includes: a first first-conductivity-type transistor supplied with a first power source voltage and controlled by an output signal of a first input inverter; a second first-conductivity-type transistor supplied with the first power source voltage and controlled by an output signal of a second input inverter that inverts an output signal of the first input inverter; a first and a second second-conductivity-type transistor supplied with a second power source voltage; and a third and a fourth first-conductivity-type transistor that are connected in parallel either between the first first-conductivity-type transistor and the first second-conductivity-type transistor or between the second first-conductivity-type transistor and the second second-conductivity-type transistor, and that are configured to isolate either a first node connected to the first first-conductivity-type transistor or a second node connected to the second first-conductivity-type transistor from the second power source voltage in accordance with the first power source voltage.
US12119811B2 Gate driver output protection circuit
A method for protecting a system including a driver integrated circuit includes receiving a driver input signal. The method includes driving an output signal externally to the driver integrated circuit. The output signal is driven based on the driver input signal and an indication of a delay between receipt of an edge of the driver input signal and arrival of a corresponding edge of the output signal at an output node coupled to a terminal of the driver integrated circuit.
US12119808B2 Transversely-excited film bulk acoustic resonator package
Acoustic resonator devices and filters are disclosed. A piezoelectric plate is attached to a substrate, a portion of the piezoelectric plate forming a diaphragm spanning a cavity in the substrate. A first conductor pattern is formed on a surface of the piezoelectric plate. The first conductor pattern includes interleaved fingers of an interdigital transducer disposed on the diaphragm, and a first plurality of contact pads. A second conductor pattern is formed on a back surface of an interposer, the second conductor pattern including a second plurality of contact pads. The interposer has layers of a LTCC circuit card, at least one layer of the tape comprising printed conductors. A plurality of conductive balls directly bonds the first plurality of contact pads formed on the plate to respective contact pads of the second plurality of contact pads formed on the interposer.
US12119801B2 Multilayer LC filter
A multilayer LC filter includes a multilayer body in which insulator layers, a ground electrode, capacitor electrodes, a planar electrode, and via electrodes includes open-side via electrodes connecting the capacitor electrodes and the planar electrode and short-circuit side via electrodes connecting the planar electrode and the ground electrode, an inductor is provided by a conductive path extending from the capacitor electrodes to the ground electrode through the open-side via electrodes, the planar electrode, and the short-circuit side via electrodes, a capacitor is provided by capacitance generated between the ground electrode and the capacitor electrodes, the inductor and the capacitor are connected in parallel to define LC resonators, and it is assumed that the short-circuit side via electrodes of all of the LC resonators in the multilayer body are made common.
US12119799B1 Harmonic suppressed bandwidth and center frequency tunable capacitive coupled band pass filter
A filter comprising a linear array of a plurality of TL-inspired T-networks connected in series by capacitors, each TL-inspired T-network typically comprising a pair of conventional transmission lines connected in series with a circuit comprising pair of inductors and a single capacitor, the conventional transmission lines associated with each TL-inspired T-network being optionally combinable together or with conventional transmission lines in neighboring TL-inspired T-networks, wherein the circuit comprising a pair of inductors and a single capacitor is an artificial transmission line providing target characteristic impedance, which is same as that of the conventional transmission lines, and phase delay.
US12119798B2 Transversely-excited film bulk acoustic resonator package and method
Acoustic resonator devices and filters are disclosed. A piezoelectric plate is attached to a substrate, a portion of the piezoelectric plate forming a diaphragm spanning a cavity in the substrate. A first conductor pattern is formed on a surface of the piezoelectric plate. The first conductor pattern includes interleaved fingers of an interdigital transducer disposed on the diaphragm, and a first plurality of contact pads. A second conductor pattern is formed on a surface of a base, the second conductor pattern including a second plurality of contact pads. Each pad of the first plurality of contact pads is connected to a respective pad of the second plurality of contact pads. A seal is formed between a perimeter of the piezoelectric plate and a perimeter of the base.
US12119796B2 Radio-frequency power amplifier with intermodulation distortion mitigation
An electronic device may include wireless circuitry with a processor, a transceiver, an antenna, and a front-end module coupled between the transceiver and the antenna. The front-end module may include one or more power amplifiers for amplifying a signal for transmission through the antenna. Radio-frequency power amplifier circuitry may include an amplifier, an input transformer for coupling radio-frequency input signals to the amplifier, an active inductor load coupled to the input transformer, and a second order intermodulation generation circuit configured to generate and inject a second order intermodulation product into the input transformer. The injected second order intermodulation product can be used to cancel out unwanted third order intermodulation products generated by the amplifier, which reduces intermodulation distortion experienced by the amplifier circuitry.
US12119795B2 Amplifier circuit and display apparatus having the same
Disclosed is an amplifier circuit comprising a first stage having first and second input terminals, a second stage configured to amplify a voltage supplied from the first stage and including a pull-up node and a pull-down node, a third stage including an output terminal, a tenth PMOS transistor, and a tenth NMOS transistors having gate electrodes respectively connected to the pull-up node and the pull-down node of the second stage, the third stage configured to perform a pull-up driving and pull-down driving of the amplified voltage, a first boosting circuit including an eleventh PMOS transistor having a gate electrode connected to the pull-up node and the first boosting circuit configured to increase a current in the first stage, and a second boosting circuit including an eleventh NMOS transistor having a gate electrode connected to the pull-down node and configured to increase the current in the first stage.
US12119790B2 Circuit device and oscillator
A circuit device includes an oscillation circuit. The oscillation circuit includes a first variable capacitance circuit whose capacitance change characteristic with respect to a capacitance control voltage is a positive characteristic and a second variable capacitance circuit whose capacitance change characteristic with respect to the capacitance control voltage is a negative characteristic, and oscillates a resonator. The circuit device further includes a switch circuit. The switch circuit receives a first input voltage at a first input terminal thereof, receives a second input voltage at a second input terminal thereof, outputs a first output voltage selected from a plurality of voltages including the first input voltage and the second input voltage to a first output terminal thereof to which the first variable capacitance circuit is electrically coupled, and outputs a second output voltage selected from the plurality of voltages to a second output terminal thereof to which the second variable capacitance circuit is electrically coupled.
US12119789B2 Variable gain power amplifiers
A variable-gain power amplifying technique includes generating, with a network of one or more reactive components included in an oscillator, a first oscillating signal, and outputting, via one or more taps included in the network of the reactive components, a second oscillating signal. The second oscillating signal has a magnitude that is proportional to and less than the first oscillating signal. The power amplifying technique further includes selecting one of the first and second oscillating signals to use for generating a power-amplified output signal, and amplifying the selected one of the first and second oscillating signals to generate the power-amplified output signal.
US12119788B2 Oscillator with frequency variation compensation
An example voltage controlled oscillator includes an inductor, a capacitor coupled to the inductor, and a signal source coupled to the inductor and the capacitor to sustain an oscillating signal. The voltage controlled oscillator includes a first varactor coupled to the inductor and the capacitor, wherein the first varactor is biased by a first bias voltage and is configured to change a frequency of the oscillating signal based on a first control voltage signal. The voltage controlled oscillator includes a second varactor coupled to the inductor, the capacitor, and the first varactor, wherein the second varactor is biased by a second bias voltage and is configured to compensate temperature variation of the frequency of the oscillating signal over a plurality of frequency bands based on second control voltage signal.
US12119783B2 Photovoltaic system
A photovoltaic system includes photovoltaic panels arranged in a row. The photovoltaic panels may include at least a first photovoltaic panel and a second photovoltaic panel. The photovoltaic system may further include support ballasts supporting the photovoltaic panels and a connection system configured to mutually connect at least one group of said ballasts. The connection system may include a concrete fairlead conduit.
US12119782B2 Systems for constructing a solar module array
In an aspect, the present disclosure describes a system for constructing a solar module array. The system can comprise one or more mobile platforms; one or more carriers operatively coupled to the one or more mobile platforms, wherein the one or more carriers support a plurality of posts and/or a plurality of solar modules; one or more robotic components for retrieving one or more posts from the plurality of posts and one or more solar modules from the plurality of solar modules from the one or more carriers; and at least one controller in operative communication with the one or more mobile platforms and the one or more robotic components, wherein the at least one controller (i) directs the one or more mobile platforms to transport the one or more carriers over a terrain and (ii) controls the one or more robotic components to (1) autonomously position and install the one or more posts on the terrain, and (2) autonomously position and assemble the one or more solar module to the one or more posts installed on the terrain to thereby construct the solar module array on the terrain.
US12119779B2 Photovoltaic module mounting assembly
The present disclosure provides photovoltaic (PV) module mounting systems and bracket assemblies for securing PV modules to roofs. The photovoltaic module mounting systems may include a roofing panel having a base layer, a flashing panel coupled along an edge of the roofing panel, and a bracket assembly coupled to the roofing panel, where the bracket assembly includes a bracket and a clip, and where the clip is configured to couple with an edge feature of a PV module to secure the PV module to the roofing panel.
US12119778B2 Fast active power output reduction system of doubly-fed induction generator and method thereof
The present invention discloses a FPR system of DFIG, comprising a DC chopper circuit made up of a fully-controlled power switching device and a dump resistor first connected in series and then connected to the positive and negative poles of the DC-link; the fully-controlled power switching device is driven by a power switching device driver; the power switching device driver comprises a first inverting adder, a first PI controller and a PWM modem; the positive and negative input ends of the first inverting adder receive the real-time DC-link voltage signal and its threshold value respectively, and the output end of the first inverting adder is connected to the input end of the first PI controller; the output end of the first PI controller is connected to the input end of the PWM modem; the PWM modem outputs the pulse signal to the control end of the fully-controlled power switching device.
US12119777B2 Control circuit
A control circuit includes a storage unit, a generation unit, an update unit, and a rotation control unit. The storage unit stores a predetermined number of register values to designate a step frequency of a stepper motor. The generation unit generates a micro step clock signal every time a period corresponding to each of the predetermined number of register values stored in the storage unit elapses. The update unit updates the predetermined number of register values stored in the storage unit every time the generation unit generates the predetermined number of micro step clock signals. The rotation control unit supplies a phase current based on the micro step clock signal generated by the generation unit to the stepper motor to rotate a rotor of the stepper motor by a micro step angle found by equally dividing a step angle of the stepper motor into the predetermined number.
US12119774B2 Planar drive system
A planar drive system comprises a stator and a rotor. The stator comprises a plurality of energizable stator conductors. The rotor comprises a magnet device having at least one rotor magnet. A magnetic interaction can be produced between energized stator conductors of the stator and the magnet device to drive the rotor. The stator is configured to carry out energization of the stator conductors so that an alternating magnetic field can be generated via the energized stator conductors. The rotor comprises at least one rotor coil in which an alternating voltage can be induced due to the alternating magnetic field. The planar drive system is configured to transmit data from the stator to the rotor, and the stator is configured to temporarily influence the energization of the stator conductors in order to temporarily cause a change with respect to the alternating voltage induced in the at least one rotor coil.
US12119773B2 Power supply system and method for controlling power supply system
A power source system mounted in a vehicle includes: a first power source (2); a first load (41) operated by electric power supplied from the first power source (2); a first controller (9) that controls an operation of the first load (41) by a first program; a second power source (8) connected to the first power source (2) via a converter (7); a second load (11) operated by electric power supplied from the second power source (8); a second controller (10) that controls an operation of the second load (11) by a second program; an electric power disconnecting device (3) that connects or disconnects between the first power source (2) and the first load (41); and a third controller (12) that controls the electric power disconnecting device (3). When the first program is changed, the third controller (12) disconnects the first power source (2) from the first load (41) by the electric power disconnecting device (3) before a change process of the first program is started.
US12119769B2 Method for controlling a rotary electric machine and a system thereof
The present invention relates to a method (200) and system (100) for controlling a rotary electric machine wherein a state of the rotary electric machine is determined between a low speed state and a high speed state. In the low speed state, a first rotor position (P1) and a first rotor speed (S1) are estimated based on intra-PWM current ripple (ΔX), a mean current vector (Y) and an inductance vector. A second rotor position (P2) and second rotor speed (S2) is estimated based on average current flowing through stator phase windings. State of rotary electric machine is selected based on estimated first rotor speed (S1) and/or estimated second rotor speed (S2). At low speed state, PWM signals are updated based on estimated first rotor position (P1), and at high speed state, PWM signals are updated based on estimated second rotor position (P2).
US12119768B2 Motor driving apparatus and method for controlling the same
A motor driving apparatus driving a motor including a plurality of windings corresponding to each of phases, includes a mode change switch and a plurality of inverters that operate the motor in a closed end winding mode or an open end winding mode; and a controller configured for controlling the mode change switch and the plurality of inverters according to a first mode determination result based on a reverse magnetic flux and a second mode determination result according to an output power limit for each mode.
US12119767B2 Multilevel power conversion system and method
A system includes a first power conversion device connected to a first power source, a first isolated power conversion device connected to the first power source, and a second power conversion device connected to the first isolated power conversion device, wherein outputs of the first power conversion device and outputs of the second power conversion device are connected in series, and series-connected outputs of the first power conversion device and the second power conversion device are configured to drive a motor.
US12119764B2 Estimating input currents provided to an electric motor
Systems and methods for estimating input current are provided, particularly when input currents are applied to an electric motor of a motor system. An Electric Control Unit (ECU), according to one implementation, is configured to control the motor system. The ECU is configured to store computer logic having instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processing devices to obtain a duty cycle parameter at an output of the ECU. The duty cycle parameter, for example, relates to control actions enforced on one or more switches of a power electronics circuit of the motor system. Based on the duty cycle parameter, the instructions further cause the one or more processing devices to estimate an input current provided to the electric motor of the motor system. A more accurate input current estimation may thereby be used to better estimate torque.
US12119757B2 Power supply system including a plurality of power conversion devices to supply AC or DC power
A power supply system includes a plurality of power conversion devices connected in parallel with each other, a load state detector to detect an operating state of a load connected to the DC system, and a command generator to generate a distribution voltage command Vref. Each of the power conversion devices includes a DC voltage controller to generate an output power command Pdc_ref based on a voltage of the DC system and the distribution voltage command Vref, and an AC/DC converter to convert AC power received from the main power source based on the output power command Pdc_ref and output the converted power to the DC system. The command generator generates the distribution voltage command Vref such that loss of the load connected to the DC system is reduced, based on a detection result of the load state detector.
US12119753B2 DC/DC converter and method for controlling output voltage thereof
A DC/DC converter includes an inverter circuit, a transformer, a first rectifier circuit, a second rectifier circuit, and a voltage management circuit. The transformer includes a first primary-side winding, a first secondary-side winding, and a second secondary-side winding. Two terminals of the first primary-side winding are respectively connected to a first output terminal and a second output terminal of the inverter circuit, two terminals of the first secondary-side winding are connected to two input terminals of the first rectifier circuit, and two terminals of the second secondary-side winding are connected to two input terminals of the second rectifier circuit. The voltage management circuit controls an output terminal of the first rectifier circuit, an output terminal of the second rectifier circuit, and an output terminal of the DC/DC converter to be in a first connection relationship in a first sub-cycle of a first working cycle.
US12119752B2 Alternating asymmetrical phase-shift modulation
In order to balance the thermal stress of the switches (S1-S4) of the two legs of an inverter full bridge (4), the driving signals are generated using an up-down counter having a modulation period Tmod of twice the period T of the input voltage (Vin). The up-down counter has a first compare value (41) of D/4 and a second compare value (42) of (2+D)/4, where D is the duty cycle and where the second half bridge is phase shifted by the period T.
US12119750B2 Redundancy of a resonant converter stage by frequency adaptation
A resonant DC/DC converter which has a first DC link, preferably including a first DC link capacitor; a DC/AC converter which has a first plurality of N>1 converter bridges connected in parallel to the first DC link; each converter bridge comprising a plurality of switches each of which may be switched between a conducting state and a non-conducting state. The resonant DC/DC converter also includes an AC intermediate circuit having an input connected to an output of the DC/AC converter and comprising: a transformer, preferably a medium frequency transformer, having a primary side and a secondary side; the primary side comprising at least one primary winding; a first plurality of N capacitors, wherein for each converter bridge, a different one from the first plurality of capacitors is connected between said converter bridge and the at least one primary winding.
US12119748B2 Single-input multiple-output DCDC converters with sequential outputs
A circuit portion comprises a DCDC converter that provides current from an output to a plurality of loads. Channel logic circuitry is configured to provide current from the output of the converter to each load according to a cyclical sequence, wherein each cycle has a duration that is divided equally into a plurality of time slots. The channel logic circuitry is configured to provide current to each load for one or more discrete time slots. The number of time slots is greater than the number of loads so that at least two output loads receive current for different numbers of time slots in a cycle.
US12119747B2 DC/DC converter with parallel buck-boost modules for electrofusion welding
A power convertor configured to output power to an electrofusion welding coupler for performing electrofusion welding. The power convertor comprises an array of connected DC to DC power convertor circuits. In use, the array of connected DC to DC power convertor circuits is configured to receive, at a first interface, power at a first voltage level from a battery and output power, at a second interface, at a second voltage level to provide power to electrofusion welding cable means. The DC to DC power convertors are arranged in a buck-boost configuration which can operate in a boost mode in which the first voltage level is less than the second voltage level and in a buck mode in which the first voltage level is greater than the second voltage level.
US12119746B2 Circuit with voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) circuit and pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal generator, and method
In an embodiment a circuit includes a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) circuit having a first node configured to receive a reference voltage, a second node configured to receive a feedback signal, which is a comparison signal, indicative of a variation of a regulated output voltage of an electronic voltage regulator with respect to the reference voltage and a third node configured to provide a clock signal having a clock period based on the reference voltage and the feedback signal, and a pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal generator circuit having a first node coupled to the VCO circuit and configured to receive the clock signal, a second node configured to receive an input signal proportional to an input voltage signal at an input node of the electronic voltage regulator and a third node configured to provide at least one PWM drive signal to one or more electronic switches of a switching stage based on the clock signal.
US12119745B2 Short-circuit protection circuit, chip and system for switched-mode power supply
A short-circuit protection circuit, chip and system for a switched-mode power supply are disclosed. The short-circuit protection circuit includes: a sampling module for sampling an input voltage and producing a first voltage from the input voltage; a generation module for generating a second voltage from a reference voltage; a comparison module for comparing the first voltage and the second voltage; and an output module for producing, from a result of the comparison performed by the comparison module, and outputting a control signal for controlling an external power transistor in the event of a short circuit in the switched-mode power supply. According to the present invention, when an output short circuit is detected, a hiccup-mode duty cycle is adjusted according to the input voltage, thus avoiding great energy loss when the input voltage is high and enabling loaded startup or automatic output recovery after the short circuit condition is removed when the input voltage is low.
US12119740B2 DC/DC converter and communication power supply with common mode noise suppression
The converter includes a primary-side winding, a secondary-side winding, a resonant inductor, a resonant capacitor, and a noise suppression network. The primary-side winding and the secondary-side winding form a transformer. The noise suppression network is connected between a primary-side quiescent point and a secondary-side quiescent point. The primary-side quiescent point is a direct current stable potential at an input terminal of the DC/DC converter. The secondary-side quiescent point is a direct current stable potential at an output terminal of the DC/DC converter. A first parasitic capacitance between a first terminal of the primary-side winding and the secondary-side quiescent point is equal to a second parasitic capacitance between a second terminal of the primary-side winding and the secondary-side quiescent point. A suppression current is generated by the noise suppression network, and has a direction opposite to a direction of a total noise current generated by the resonant inductor.
US12119739B2 Integrated power device with energy harvesting gate driver
An electronic circuit is disclosed. The electronic circuit includes a transistor having a gate terminal, a source terminal and a drain terminal, and a gate driver circuit including a pull-down transistor coupled to the gate terminal, and an input terminal arranged to receive an input signal and generate a corresponding output signal at an output terminal coupled to the gate terminal, where the gate driver circuit is arranged to store energy harvested from the input signal and use the stored energy to change a conductive state of the pull-down transistor. In one aspect, the transistor includes gallium nitride (GaN). In another aspect, the pull-down transistor includes GaN.
US12119734B2 Motor with cooling medium and fins for heat dissipation
A motor includes a rotor rotatable about a central axis and a stator including coils. The stator opposes the rotor with a gap interposed therebetween. A housing defines at least a portion of a closed chamber in which a cooling medium is housed. Heat dissipation portions are able to release heat of the cooling medium in the closed chamber to an outside. A pressure adjustment portion is able to adjust a pressure in the closed chamber. At least a portion of the coils and the rotor is housed in the closed chamber.
US12119733B2 Motor and split fan
A motor, comprising casing, rotating shaft, magnetic ring, three-phase hollow cup coil winding and insulating end cover, is provided. The casing comprises sleeve and inner core arranged coaxially with sleeve and air guide plates connected to sleeve and inner core, the sleeve, inner core and two adjacent air guide plates are surrounded to form air guide channel, inner core is provided with mounting hole, bearing is installed in mounting hole, and rotating shaft passes through bearing, magnetic ring is sleeved outside one end of rotating shaft, three-phase hollow cup coil winding is sleeved outside the magnetic ring. Rotating gap is set between three-phase hollow cup coil winding and magnetic ring, and insulating end cover is installed on the outlet of sleeve. Wind end fixes the three-phase hollow cup coil winding in sleeve, inner core is provided with heat dissipation holes that are all connected with mounting holes.
US12119730B2 Constant stress solid disk rotor of flywheel for flywheel energy storage system and design method thereof
A constant stress solid disk rotor of a flywheel has an outer shape having a plane-symmetric upper surface and lower surface, an outer circumferential radius b, and a rotation center thickness h0, and includes a thickness decreasing region which decreases monotonously in thickness from a rotation center to a connection radius a and a constant thickness region located on an outer edge of the thickness decreasing region and having a constant thickness ha from the connection radius a to the outer circumferential radius b. Shape parameters including the outer circumferential radius b, the rotation center thickness h0, the connection radius a, and the outer edge thickness ha satisfy an equation below. Here, ν is a Poisson's ratio of a rotor material. a b = 1 2 ⁢ ( - 2 1 - v ⁢ ( 1 + v - 2 ln ⁡ ( h a h 0 ) ) + ( 2 1 - v ⁢ ( 1 + v - 2 ln ⁡ ( h a h 0 ) ) ) 2 + 4 ⁢ ( 3 + v ) 1 - v )
US12119729B2 Interconnections, sensors and control electronics mounted on a plastic bearing of an electric machine
A bearing for a rotating electric machine. The bearing includes a plastic body and at least one electrical conductor fixed to the plastic body in a non-detachable manner.
US12119726B2 Electric generator
A electrical generator that uses wasted heat that emanates from an external heat source to generate electricity. The generation of electricity is based on known thermo-electric principles, electro-chemical principles, magneto-hydro-dynamic principles, the Hall Effect, and electro-static principles. The electrical generator uses a plurality of plates of different thermo-electric conductive materials to generate electricity. Those plurality of plates are stacked on top of the other in a certain order. Each plate has the same array of through holes. Those through holes form an array of lineal channels through the stacked plurality of plates.
US12119724B2 Stator in an electric machine with a wiring device and electric machine
The invention relates to a stator (IO) in an electric machine (I) with a laminated core (II) formed in an annular fashion about a central axis (A), on which core stator coils (16) with coil ends (16a, b) are arranged by means of formers (12a, 12b). The stator (IO) comprises wiring device (20), on which a plurality of mutually isolated connecting conductors (22-26) with coil connection areas (22a-26a) are present for connecting the stator coils (16). The wiring device (20) is joined on the stator in an axial joining direction to the stator coils (16) and is secured by axial connection means (30a, b) to the formers (12a), thus forming a plurality of axial connections (32a, b). According to the invention, to increase the stiffness of the stator (IO), radial supporting means (40, 41) are additionally formed on the wiring device (20) to interact with the formers (12a), said means being designed to be functionally independent of the axial connection means (30a, b).
US12119717B1 Control circuit for fan
The present disclosure provides a control circuit for a fan. The control circuit for a fan including a fan head equipped with a first motor and fan blades connected to the first motor. The control circuit includes an MCU, a stepless regulation circuit and a first driving circuit both connected to the MCU. The stepless regulation circuit includes a stepless regulator for user operation. The first driving circuit is also electrically connected to the first motor, the stepless regulation circuit sends back corresponding electrical signals to the MCU based on user operation of the stepless regulator, and the MCU controls the power output of the first driving circuit to the first motor based on the electrical signal feedback from the stepless regulation circuit, which adjusts the power output to the first motor to adjust the speed of fan blades.
US12119715B2 Motor unit
A motor assembly includes a housing, a first substrate, a plate-shaped second substrate, and a connector portion. The housing includes a tubular portion that accommodates a motor with an axis of rotation that extends in the vertical direction. The first substrate extends in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction. The second substrate extends in a direction intersecting the first substrate. The connector portion electrically connects the first substrate and the second substrate. The connector portion overlaps with the housing as viewed from the axial direction.
US12119709B2 Axial flux machine for an electrical processing device and electrical processing device with an axial flux machine
An axial flux machine, in particular a single-sided axial flux motor, for an electrical machining device, includes a machine shaft, in particular a motor shaft, a disc-shaped stator, and a disc-shaped rotor which is arranged adjacent to the stator in the axial direction of the machine shaft. The stator is formed as a winding carrier for at least one stator winding and the rotor, which is connected to the machine shaft in a rotationally fixed manner, can rotationally moved relative to the stator. The axial flux machine further includes a housing for receiving the stator and the rotor. The housing is cylindrical, open on one side and formed with a substantially closed end face, and the housing fixes the stator in such a way that a defined air gap remains between the rotor and the stator. The axial flux machine can be arranged in an electrical processing device.
US12119704B2 Uninterruptible power supply device
An uninterruptible power supply device includes a rectifier module coupled to an electrical power grid, an inverter module coupled to the rectifier module, and a battery converter module. The rectifier module can process a higher amount of electric power as the designed electrical power provided by the inverter module to enable the uninterruptible power supply device to provide stabilization support to the electrical power grid, wherein the rectifier module comprises at least two rectifier submodules, each dimensioned to process an amount of electrical power according to a capability of the inverter module to process power. The rectifier module is configured to electrically couple the rectifier submodules selectable to process a higher amount of electric power as the inverter module to provide stabilization support to the electrical power grid.
US12119703B2 System configured to decrease battery ageing of ear wearable device due to transportation or storage of the device while ensuring high charge before initial use
An example system includes an ear-wearable device comprising a housing and a rechargeable battery located within the housing; a supplemental power storage device configured to provide electrical energy; and circuitry configured to transfer, responsive to occurrence of an event, electrical energy from the supplemental power storage device to the rechargeable battery prior to an initial use of the ear-wearable device.
US12119702B1 System and method for providing operation information to configurable devices
Methods and systems for providing computer implemented services using configurable hardware components are disclosed. To update operation of a configurable hardware component, a large amount of data may be provided to a single input/output pin of the configurable hardware component. The large amount of data may be encoded in a complex waveform corresponding with at least eleven bits of digital data. The complex waveform may be interpreted by the configurable hardware component to obtain the large amount of data. Using the large amount of data, the configurable hardware component may update its operation to be in condition for providing the computer implemented services.
US12119699B2 Method for periodically activating battery unit and electronic device
A method for periodically activating a battery unit applied to an electronic device equipped with the battery unit includes steps as follows. A plurality of intervals are defined, wherein each of the intervals has an initial voltage value and a target voltage value, and the initial voltage value is greater than the target voltage value. An activation strategy for each of the intervals is defined. A voltage value of the battery unit is detected. One of the intervals is selected as a selected interval according to the voltage value of the battery unit, wherein the voltage value of the battery unit is less than or equal to the initial voltage value of the selected interval, and the voltage value of the battery unit is greater than the target voltage value of the selected interval. The battery unit is activated according to the activation strategy of the selected interval.
US12119697B2 Voltage regulation circuit and system for traction battery and control method thereof
A voltage regulation circuit for traction battery includes a traction battery, a heating module, a charge/discharge interface, and a voltage regulation module. The heating module includes a power storage element and a switch module. The traction battery is connected in parallel to the switch module. An external charging and discharging device is connected in parallel to the traction battery through the charge/discharge interface. The voltage regulation module includes a plurality of switches and a power storage regulation element, and the plurality of switches and the power storage regulation element are disposed between the charge/discharge interface and the traction battery. The voltage regulation module and the switch module are configured to regulate, in response to a voltage regulation control signal, a charge/discharge voltage between the traction battery and the power storage element and a charge voltage of the external charging and discharging device for the traction battery.
US12119696B2 Method and apparatus performing charging modulation
A method for performing a charging modulation between one or more charging poles, a local power system and a global power system is provided, the method comprising: receiving monitoring data from one or more measuring devices; receiving controlling data from the global power system, the local power system, a customer management system, and the one or more charging poles; identifying one or more measuring values corresponding to phases of a three-phase power system according to the monitoring data; adjusting the charge level of a target phase of a target charging electricity by determining whether the target measuring value of the target phase of the target charging electricity exceeds an allowed charging range according to one or more measuring values; and determining whether to turn the target phase of the provided target charging electricity off or on according to current charge level of the target phase.
US12119693B1 Battery harvesting adapter
The present invention includes a battery harvesting adapter configured to connect to a plurality of batteries operable to power a plurality of radios. The plurality of radios includes a PRC-148, a PRC-152, and a PRC-163 radio. The battery harvesting adapter is further configured to capture power from a battery and transfer the power to a radio, a battery, a portable power case, a DC-DC converter, and other equipment.
US12119692B2 Battery holder, power transfer device, electric vehicle and installation method for power transfer device
Provided are a battery holder, a power transfer device, an electric vehicle and an installation method for electric vehicle. The battery holder is mounted on the body of the electric vehicle to fix the battery pack, the battery holder includes a plurality of supporting devices, the plurality of supporting devices are distributed on both sides of the fixing bracket in the length direction of the fixing bracket; in the length direction of the fixing bracket, both sides of the fixing bracket are both arranged with the lock mechanism, the lock mechanism is a primary lock mechanism and a secondary lock mechanism; the secondary lock mechanism is used to provide a secondary locking function or a locking protection function for the battery pack, when the primary lock mechanism fails, it is used to prevent the battery pack from falling.
US12119691B1 Charger system for portable electronic devices
A portable electronic device charger system includes (I) a portable electronic device charger assembly including (A) at least one device bay including (i) a floor including an electrical interface; (ii) a first wall extending perpendicularly from the floor; (II) a portable electronic device case assembly; and (III) an electrical power coupler removably electrically couplable to the interface, and removably couplable to the first wall, and removably couplable to the portable electronic device case assembly. Other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
US12119687B2 Battery pack including plurality of current paths
The present disclosure is directed to providing a battery pack, which may output a current that satisfies the operating specifications of a load even over a wide voltage range by including a plurality of current paths. In addition, according to an aspect of the present disclosure, since a current path corresponding to an input voltage range is automatically selected, there is an advantage of providing a battery pack compatible with an input of a wide voltage range.
US12119684B2 Battery pack, treatment system and method for the production of a battery pack
A battery pack supplies an electrically driven treatment apparatus with an electric driving power and includes a plurality of accumulator cells having cell contacts; at least one circuit board electrically connected to the cell contacts; and a battery pack housing having a first battery pack housing part and a second battery pack housing part. The first battery pack housing part and the second battery pack housing part are closed by each other. The accumulator cells are disposed within the battery pack housing. The cell contacts and the circuit board are disposed within the second battery pack housing part. The second battery pack housing part is configured as a mold for a casting compound, and the cell contacts and the at least one circuit board are enclosed by the casting compound.
US12119674B2 Display device and electronic device including the same
A display device includes: a display panel comprising a display area at which an image is displayed; an input sensor on the display panel and configured to operate in a first mode to sense a first input or in a second mode to sense a second input provided by an input device; a sensor controller configured to control an operation of the input sensor; and a wireless power supply configured to transmit a wireless power signal to the input device at a transmission frequency in response to the input sensor operating in the second mode, wherein the sensor controller is configured to transmit an uplink signal to the input device through the input sensor in the second mode, and the uplink signal comprises a set signal corresponding to the transmission frequency of the wireless power signal.
US12119671B2 Method and apparatus for controlling wireless power transmission
A method of transmitting power of a wireless power transmitter, including a receiving phase of receiving a signal including an FOD status packet from a wireless power receiver; a first determination phase of determining whether a foreign object is present in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter based on the FOD status packet; a power control phase of controlling power transmission in a first power transfer mode upon determining that the foreign object is present in the charging area in the first determination phase, or controlling power transmission in a second power transfer mode upon determining that the foreign object is not present in the charging area in the first determination phase; and a second determination phase of determining whether the foreign object is present in the charging area based on information other than information included in the FOD status packet, while controlling power transmission in one of the first power transfer mode and the second power transfer mode by the power control phase.
US12119670B2 Power reception device for wireless power supply system
A power reception device includes a plurality of power-receiving coils, a plurality of rectifier elements, and a convergent output smoothing capacitor. The plurality of power-receiving coils are positioned in place relative to the housing in such a manner that the plurality of power-receiving coils each include first conductor portions extending along a side surface of the housing. The plurality of rectifier elements are connected respectively to the plurality of power-receiving coils. The convergent output smoothing capacitor stores electric energy output from the plurality of rectifier elements.
US12119668B2 Flexible management system for optical wireless power supply
A safety supervision system for wireless power transmission, comprising a transmitter having an optical beam generator with safe states for transmitting power to receivers that convert the beam into electrical power. The system control unit stores previously known signatures categorized by predetermined parameters associated with one or more unwanted situations, stores data from sensors, compares this stored data to the signatures, and executes one or more responses based on this comparison. The system may comprise transmitter and/or receiver malfunction detection systems adapted to monitor the transmitter and receiver control units and to cause the optical beam generator to switch to a safe state upon detection of a transmitter or receiver control unit malfunction, and may further comprise a hazard detection system preventing human exposure to beam intensity above a predefined safe level.
US12119667B2 Electrical resonators
The present invention relates to an electrical resonator (10), and an array (30) comprising a plurality of the electrical resonators (10). The electrical resonator (10) comprises an inductor coil comprising at least one turn. The at least one turn comprises an outer turn defining an outer coil perimeter (14). The electrical resonator comprises at least one capacitor connected to the inductor coil. The outer coil perimeter (14) comprises four major edges (141). Each of the major edge (141) is substantially linear and arranged on a different edge of a quadrilateral. The outer coil perimeter (14) comprises four minor edges (142) connecting the major edges (141). The array (30) comprises a first plurality of the electrical resonators (10a) arranged in a first layer, and a second plurality of the electrical resonators (10b) arranged in a second layer on top of the first layer. The minor edge (142a) of each electrical resonator substantially abuts the minor edge (142b) of an adjacent electrical resonator in the same layer, and the first and second layer together define a quadrilateral array of the electrical resonators (30), with a centre of each inductor coil in the first layer coincident with the centre of a gap region between inductor coils in the second layer. A method of arranging a plurality of electrical resonators in an array is also disclosed.
US12119663B2 Method and device for energy harvesting and charging rechargeable energy storage devices
A method for energy harvesting and charging energy storage devices is provided. The method uses a voltage converter system and includes the steps of monitoring a parameter VBatt1 indicative of a charging level of a first rechargeable storage device and of maintaining this parameter VBatt1 between a lower and an upper threshold value. The method further includes steps of charging a second rechargeable storage device and operating the voltage converter system for transferring charges from the second to the first rechargeable storage device. An integrated circuit for energy harvesting is provided in which a terminal connectable with a second rechargeable storage device is switchably coupled to both the input and the output of the voltage converter system.
US12119649B2 Oscillation active damping control method and system for grid-tied type-4 wind turbine generator
The application relates to an oscillation active damping control method and system for grid-tied type-4 wind turbine generator. The method comprises: based on an interconnection model of multiple subsystems, constructing a stored energy function and a dissipated energy function of a current inner loop control subsystem, and interaction energy functions between the current inner loop control subsystem and other subsystems are constructed, then establishing an energy feedback model of Type-4 wind turbine generator; when the oscillation occurs, obtaining instantaneous angular frequency of the PLL, and then based on the energy feedback model, adjusting the current reference value of the q-axis current inner loop generated by the reactive power outer loop control subsystem, to make the stored energy function decrease with time, so as to suppress the oscillation.
US12119647B2 Intelligent algorithm for maximum power point tracking through load management in solar photovoltaic systems
Principles of the present disclosure present an advanced control algorithm related to improving maximum power point tracking of a renewable energy system such as a solar photovoltaic system through load management, which estimates optimum load switch points, minimizes unsuccessful switches, and maximizes renewable energy such as photovoltaic energy delivered to loads.
US12119640B2 ESD protection circuit
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit is provided to minimize ESD damage to an internal circuit in a CDM model. The ESD protection circuit includes two stages of discharging circuits that are coupled to an IO pin and the internal circuit, a first power clamp circuit, and a second power clamp circuit. The first power clamp circuit is electrically connected to a power rail and a ground rail to discharge a part of a current to the ground, and the second power clamp circuit is electrically connected to a second-stage discharging circuit and the ground rail, so that the other part of the current is discharged to the ground through the second power clamp circuit.
US12119636B2 Test-boost electric power recloser
Embodiments of the present invention include a test-boost electric power recloser that limits the duration of the test current imposed on the power line to less than two electric power cycles, and preferably less than one electric power cycle, when attempting to reclose into a fault. The test-boost recloser sends a test pulse causing a non-latching close followed by a boost pulse causing a latching close if waveform analysis based on the test close indicates that the fault has likely cleared. The test-boost approach can typically be implemented through a software and calibration upgrade to a conventional single-coil recloser, accomplishing results comparable to a dual-actuator recloser at a much lower cost. The recloser may perform iterative and feedback learning feedback processes to automatically improve its operation over time in response to measured fault and non-fault conditions and its success in predicting whether faults have cleared.
US12119634B2 Clamp for suspending wire
A clamp for suspending a wire includes a housing having an inner support surface. The wire is disposed between the inner support surface and a keeper. The clamp further includes a fastening unit, including a first fastener and a second fastener attachable to the first fastener. The housing defines an opening extending in a direction along which the wire is received within the housing. After the second fastener is attached to the first fastener, the fastening unit is not removable from the housing. The fastening unit is movable, within the opening, between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the fastening unit cooperates with the keeper to decrease a distance between the inner support surface and the keeper. In the second position, the fastening unit does not cooperate with the keeper to decrease the distance.
US12119631B2 Electrical connection box
A portion that covers a connection portion between a relay and a bus bar is prevented from coming off. An electrical connection box includes a relay, a bus bar connected to the relay, and a case including an attachment portion for the relay, and includes a cover covering a connection portion between the relay and the bus bar. The cover includes a wall portion and an engaging portion that is provided on a part of the wall portion and prevents the cover from coming off by engaging with a part of the attachment portion. The attachment portion includes a stopper portion that suppresses displacement of the part of the wall portion in a direction in which the engaging portion is disengaged.
US12119630B2 Temperature control device mounted to a sealed electrical wall box
A control system may include a control device, an electrical wall box having a hole for passing a wire or cable into the wall box, and a gland configured to be inserted into the hole of the wall box. The control device may include a temperature sensor. The wall box may be configured to be mounted to a wall. The control device may be configured to be mounted to the wall box such that the temperature sensor is located within the wall box. A wire or cable may be passed from a wall cavity of the wall, through the gland, into an interior of the wall box, and attached to the temperature control device. The gland and the wall box may be configured to prevent air within the wall cavity from entering the wall box when the wire or cable is passed into the wall box.
US12119629B2 Junction box and electronic device assembly system
A junction box and an electronic device assembly system relate to the field of infrastructure technologies. The junction box includes an accommodation chamber configured to accommodate a wire and a sealing cap configured to seal the wire. An upper cover of the accommodation chamber is provided with a first through-hole for wiring, a base of the accommodation chamber is provided with a second through-hole for wiring, and a side wall of the accommodation chamber is provided with one or more operation windows. The upper cover of the accommodation chamber is provided with a first installation position for installing to a pole, and the base of the accommodation chamber is provided with a second installation position for installing to an electronic device. The sealing cap includes a third through-hole for wiring and a fourth through-hole for wiring.
US12119627B2 Wire tray and mounting insert assemblies
This publication describes techniques and apparatuses for releasably attaching an object (e.g., a wire tray) to a substrate. Current apparatuses generally do not enable the removal of an attached wire tray from a substrate without first removing an insert from a mounting stud extending from the substrate. The disclosed techniques and apparatuses are configured to permit the removal of an attached wire tray from a substrate without first removing an insert from a mounting stud extending from the substrate.
US12119619B2 High-intensity color tunable white laser light source using green phosphor
The invention provides a light generating device (1000) configured to generate device light (1001), wherein the light generating device (1000) comprises: a first light source (110) configured to generate one or more of UV and blue first light source light (111), wherein the first light source (110) is a first laser light source (10); a second light source (120) configured to generated green second light source light (121), wherein the second light source (120) is a second laser light source (20); a third light source (130) configured to generate red third light source light (131), wherein the third light source (130) is a third laser light source (30); a fourth light source (140) configured to generate blue fourth light source light (141), wherein the fourth light source (140) is a fourth laser light source (40); a first luminescent material (210) configured to convert at least part of the first light source light (111) into first luminescent material light (211) having an emission band having wavelengths in one or more of (a) the green spectral wavelength range and (b) the yellow spectral wavelength range, wherein the first luminescent material (210) comprises a luminescent material of the type A3B5O12:Ce, wherein A comprises one or more of Y, La, Gd, Tb and Lu, and wherein B comprises one or more of Al, Ga, In and Sc; an optical element (430) configured to combine (i) optionally unconverted first light source light (111), (ii) the second light source light (121), (iii) the third light source light (131), (iv) the fourth light source light (141), and (v) the first luminescent material light (211), to provide device light (1001), wherein the light generating device (1000) is configured to provide in an operational mode white device light (1001) comprising at least the luminescent material light (211) and the fourth light source light (141); and a control system (300) configured to control one or more of the light sources (110, 120, 130, 140).
US12119611B2 Semiconductor laser apparatus and semiconductor laser device
A semiconductor laser apparatus includes: a semiconductor laser device for junction down mounting that includes a first light-emitting device region and a second light-emitting device region formed separately on a substrate. The first light-emitting device region and the second light-emitting device region in the semiconductor laser device each have a stack structure in which an n-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a p-type semiconductor layer are stacked in stated order. The first light-emitting device region includes a first electrode film located on the n-type semiconductor layer. The second light-emitting device region includes a second electrode film located on the p-type semiconductor layer. The first electrode film and the second electrode film are electrically connected to each other.
US12119606B2 Terminal block
A terminal block including: a connector that has a tubular shape; and a seating that is formed on an outer periphery of the connector, and is to be fixed to the housing so as to close an opening of the housing, wherein: the seating includes: a first wall that extends in a direction that intersects an axial direction of the connector; a second wall that faces the first wall in the axial direction of the connector; a rib that is provided between the first wall and the second wall so as to connect the first wall and the second wall with each other; and a space that is partitioned by the rib between the first wall and the second wall, and the space is open in a direction that intersects the axial direction of the connector.
US12119594B1 Plug assembly for power cord
In one embodiment, a power plug assembly includes a plug housing, a set of electrical terminals configured to be inserted into a first set of electrical apertures of a first receptacle of an electrical outlet, a first ground terminal configured to be inserted into a first ground aperture of the first receptacle of the electrical outlet, a second ground terminal configured to be inserted into a second ground aperture of a second receptacle of the electrical outlet, a non-protruding portion configured to abut a second set of electrical apertures of the second receptacle of the electrical outlet, and a cord enveloping wires that extend from the plug housing via a side surface of the plug housing, and wherein the wires are coupled to the set of electrical terminals and the first and second ground terminals.
US12119592B2 Power delivery device and control method thereof
A control method of a power delivery device includes communicating with a power adaptor through a configuration channel pin of a connector to acquire a power supply quota of the power adaptor and generate a power consumption threshold based on the acquired power supply quota, selecting a corresponding scenario mode from a plurality of scenario modes according to a scenario setting signal generated by a setting circuit when a total power consumption of a system circuit is greater than the power consumption threshold, selecting a corresponding exclusion parameter from a plurality of exclusion parameters according to the corresponding scenario mode, excluding a corresponding power-down procedure from a plurality of power-down procedures according to the corresponding exclusion parameter to generate a selected power-down group, and performing at least one power-down procedure in the selected power-down group to reduce the total power consumption.
US12119591B2 Shielded flat cable and shielded flat cable with circuit board
A shielded flat cable includes a first differential signal line pair including mutually parallel first and second signal lines, first and second ground lines parallel to the first differential signal line pair arranged between the first and second ground lines, an insulating layer covering the first differential signal line pair, the first and second ground lines, a first shielding layer covering a first surface of the insulating layer, and a second shielding layer covering a second surface of the insulating layer, opposite to the first surface. The insulating layer includes an opening exposing the first ground line at the first surface of the insulating layer, and the first shielding layer is electrically connected to the first ground line through the opening. A width of the first ground line is greater than a width of each of the first and second signal lines.
US12119590B2 Direct plug hermaphroditic electrical connector assemblies
An electrical connector assembly includes a housing having a mating interface configured to be mated with a hermaphroditic mating electrical connector assembly. The housing includes an electrically conductive commoning member having contact openings. Wafer assemblies are coupled to the housing each having a leadframe, a wafer body holding the leadframe, and a ground frame providing electrical shielding for the leadframe. The signal contacts are terminated to cables. The ground shields are electrically connected to the commoning member. The mating ends of the signal contacts and the ground shields form a hermaphroditic mating interface for mating with the hermaphroditic mating electrical connector assembly.
US12119588B2 Lever-type connector
A lever-type connector includes a housing configured to rotate about a first shaft, a second lever configured to rotate about a second shaft and a cam groove linked with rotation of the second lever. The first lever includes a guide portion extending from an operating portion toward the first shaft, and the second lever includes a coupling portion coupled to the first lever relatively displaceably along the guide portion. The both levers are linked and rotated between an initial position where connection of the housing and a mating housing is started and a connection position where the connection of the housing and the mating housing is completed. When a virtual line passing through the second shaft and the coupling portion with the second lever located at the initial position is set, the first shaft is located closer to the connection position than the virtual line.
US12119587B2 Electrical plug connector, electrical plug connection and securing element for an electrical plug connector
An electrical plug connector, comprising a plug connector housing, a locking securement means for locking the electrical plug connector with a corresponding electrical mating plug connector, and a securing element that is displaceable between a pre-latching position and a securing position. The securing element blocks the locking securement means in the securing position to prevent unlocking of the mating plug connector. In a first variant, the electrical plug connector housing forms a lead-in along which the securing element can be displaced into the pre-latching position. In a second variant, the securing element is in the plug connector housing and when the mating plug connector being plugged in, the securing element is mechanically loaded, and a plug connector housing guide guides displacement of the securing element from the pre-securing position into the securing position and the mechanical load is relieved in the displacement.
US12119585B2 Electrical connector assembly with modular cooling features
An electrical connector assembly includes a connector housing defining a cavity in which a pair of electrical terminals is disposed. The assembly also includes a cover that is configured to enclose the cavity, thereby protecting the pair of electrical terminals and thermally manage heat within the cavity. The cover has a thermal management mechanism including one or more liquid ports configured to receive a liquid coolant flow.
US12119575B2 Connector and connector mounting body
It is aimed to provide a connector and a connector mounting body capable of ensuring good workability at the time of manufacturing and connection reliability with a circuit board. A connector includes a connector housing and a flexible cable arranged in the connector housing and including conductive paths. The flexible cable includes terminal connecting portions to be connected to mating terminals on one end sides of the conductive paths and board connecting portions to be connected to a circuit board on the other end sides of the conductive paths. The connector includes a reinforcement plate for reinforcing a region of the flexible cable on the side of the terminal connecting portions.
US12119574B2 Wiring device having a plurality of protrusions
A wiring device has a plate having a first surface and a second surface and a first protrusion having a side surface capable of locking a first substrate and a first upper surface with a plurality of first grooves and the first substrate including a terminal on a surface of the first substrate. Each of the first grooves accommodates a coating of a wiring including a conductor and the coating, the first protrusion extending in a third direction. The holder includes a plurality of connection portions, and the holder includes a plurality of second grooves, each of the second grooves capable of accommodating the conductor exposed from the coating. The cover is rotatably openable and closable with respect to the plate, and the cover brings the conductor into pressure contact with the terminal between the first protrusion and the holder.
US12119569B1 Fan near vertical incidence skywave antenna with feed point near ground
The present invention includes fan near vertical incident skywave (NVIS) antennas, communication systems and method of use. Fan NVIS antennas may be configured in either base station or remote station for use with transceivers. Fan NVIS base station antennas may be in configurations of either 3 or 4 dipoles and include waist wires connecting adjacent vertices and skirt wires connecting dipole end points. Fan NVIS remote station antennas may be in a 2-dipole configuration and also include skirt wires connecting adjacent dipole end points.
US12119566B2 Communication device
A communication device includes a first ground element, a second ground element, a third ground element, a first signaling conductor, a second signaling conductor, a resonant circuit, and a dielectric substrate. The first signaling conductor is disposed between the first ground element and the second ground element. The second signaling conductor is disposed between the second ground element and the third ground element. The first signaling conductor is coupled through the resonant circuit to the first ground element. The dielectric substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The first ground element, the second ground element, the third ground element, the first signaling conductor, and the second signaling conductor are disposed on the first surface of the dielectric substrate. The resonant circuit is configured to increase the isolation between the first signaling conductor and the second signaling conductor in a target frequency band.
US12119565B2 Antenna substrate
An antenna substrate includes a body in which a plurality of insulating layers are stacked, a first antenna layer including a plurality of first pattern layers disposed on the plurality of insulating layers and a plurality of first conductive via layer penetrating through the plurality of insulating layers to connect the plurality of first pattern layers in a stacking direction of the plurality of insulating layers and having a bar shape, and a second antenna layer extending from at least one of an uppermost portion or a lowermost portion of the first antenna layer on the insulating layer of the body.
US12119562B2 Antenna device and method of manufacturing thereof
An antenna device includes first to third antenna units and a feed-in line. An angle between the second antenna unit and the first antenna unit is substantially equal to 90 degrees. An angle between the third antenna unit and the first antenna unit is substantially equal to 90 degrees. The feed-in line crosses over each of the first to third antenna units in a view, and is configured to turn on and turn off each of the first to third antenna units. The first antenna unit and the second antenna unit are configured to generate a first polarized signal, the third antenna unit and the second antenna unit are configured to generate a second polarized signal, and the first polarized signal and the second polarized signal have different polarizations.
US12119561B2 Dual port antenna structure
An antenna structure comprising: a first port; a second port; and a single radiator connected to both the first and second ports, the single radiator being operable to simultaneously transceive in: a symmetrical excited mode in which current flows symmetrically through the single radiator to or from the first port, thereby causing the single radiator to resonate at a first resonant frequency; and an asymmetrical excited mode in which current flows asymmetrically through the single radiator to or from the second port, thereby causing the single radiator to resonate at a second resonant frequency. The single radiator comprises: a first element, a second element, and arm connectors connecting the first element to the second element. The first element being elongate and linear. The second element being elongate, linear, and parallel to the first element.
US12119554B2 Planar monolithic combiner and multiplexer for antenna arrays
Antenna arrays comprising planar combiner networks. An apparatus includes a first antenna component comprising a first waveguide combiner and a first radiating element. The apparatus includes a second antenna component comprising a second waveguide combiner and a second radiating element. The second radiating element supports a polarization that is orthogonal to a polarization of the first radiating element, and the first antenna component is located next to the second antenna component within an antenna array. The first antenna component and the second antenna component are disposed within a lattice spacing of the antenna array.
US12119553B2 Antenna device and electronic equipment
An antenna device includes a first antenna having a length corresponding to a first frequency, and arranged along a ground, a second antenna formed by a slot penetrating metal constituting the first antenna, and having a slot length corresponding to a second frequency higher than the first frequency, a first feeder wire for the first frequency, connected from the ground to the first antenna, a metal element for electromagnetic field coupling, arranged in a non-contact state relative to the second antenna, between the slot and the ground; and a second feeder wire for the second frequency, connected from the ground to the metal element.
US12119552B2 Lens antenna, detection apparatus, and communication apparatus
This application provides a lens antenna, a detection apparatus, and a communications apparatus. The lens antenna includes a feed source, a radio frequency switch, at least two narrow beam radiation units, and a wide beam radiation unit. The feed source may selectively feed any narrow beam radiation unit or the wide beam radiation unit by using the radio frequency switch. The narrow beam radiation unit or the wide beam radiation unit may be connected to the feed source by switching of the radio frequency switch. A first radiation region of the wide beam radiation unit covers a second radiation region of each narrow beam radiation unit. The wide beam radiation unit includes a plurality of radiation sub-units, and the plurality of radiation sub-units are connected to the radio frequency switch by using a power splitter. In this way, radiation of the plurality of radiation sub-units forms a wide beam.
US12119547B2 High reliability portable device
The present invention provides a high reliability portable device, including a cover board, a touch module layered with the cover board, a display module layered with the touch module, and an antenna module layered with the cover board; the antenna module includes an antenna layer with an antenna frame, a first conductive layer with a first conductive frame conductive with the antenna frame, and a protection layer with a protection frame covering the antenna frame and the first conductive frame; the first conductive frame is tougher than the antenna frame, therefore even if the antenna frame is broken, the first conductive layer would still be intact to transmit and receive wireless signals.
US12119540B2 Tic environmental event sensor
The TIC environmental event sensor is a nickel-sized, ultra-thin circuit assembly, containing an extremely compact array of both environmental sensors and physical sensors, along with local and wireless access to all the sensor data, including BTLE & LoRa, as well as an electronic ink display for limited field access to sensor events in real time. The TIC is designed to capture changes in the sensor data in real time, and then log it for future examination. The most recent change will remain on the device's display. The changes can then be transmitted to a smart phone or tablet via BTLE, networked as an asset via LoRa, or locally scrolled at the device. The TIC is Ideal for tracking any variations in the surrounding conditions of an asset's travel, storage, or use.
US12119536B2 Electromagnetic tool using slotted point dipole antennas
Slotted dipole antennas for use in an antenna system on a drill collar segment is presented. Dipoles may be placed in slots on the drill collar segment. A dipole consists of a ferrite rod with electric wires placed above and below the ferrite rod. Wires may be connected such that wire current forms a loop around the ferrite rod. When a group of slots are used for an antenna, wire holes are constructed between slots. Effectively a single wire may be used to go above all ferrite rods in the group and then turn to go below all the ferrite rods. Two wire segments are in a wire hole connecting two adjacent slots. Currents in the two segments are the same in magnitudes and flow in opposite directions. There is no net current in wires in a wire hole.
US12119532B2 Waveguide arrangement
A waveguide arrangement for guiding electromagnetic waves in a cavity surrounded by conductive material is proposed, wherein the waveguide arrangement comprises a printed circuit board material having an electrically conductive, plate-shaped back, a substrate and a conductive layer arranged on a side of the substrate facing away from the back. According to the invention, it is provided that the back has a surface structure, preferably formed by at least one recess, by which the waveguiding cavity is at least partially directly bounded; and/or that the cavity is formed in split-block technology by joining the printed circuit board material as split-block bottom part with a corresponding cover as split-block top part.
US12119531B2 Signal transmission line comprising stacked insulating layers having a signal line and a ground conductor respectively spaced apart by a spacer with a hollow portion
A transmission line includes a first structure including a first insulating substrate and a ground conductor on the first insulating substrate, a second structure including a second insulating substrate and a signal line, ground conductors, and interlayer connection conductors on or in the second insulating substrate, a third insulating substrate including openings, and metal bonding materials that bond the structure and the structure to each other with the third insulating substrate interposed therebetween. The first and second insulating substrates are stacked with the third insulating substrate interposed therebetween to define hollow portions. The signal line and the ground conductor partially face each other across the hollow portions in a bonding direction. The ground conductor includes openings in regions that overlap the signal line but do not overlap the hollow portions when looking in plan view in the bonding direction.
US12119530B2 Combiner
This application provides a combiner, including: a plurality of radio frequency channels, where an ith radio frequency channel includes: an input port, configured to receive as input a first signal corresponding to the ith radio frequency channel, where frequencies of signals corresponding to any two radio frequency channels are different; an output port, configured to output the first signal from the ith radio frequency channel; a resonant cavity component configured between the input port and the output port, including a plurality of resonant cavities connected in series; and a matching resonator, connected to any resonant cavity in the resonant cavity component; and a combination port, connected to an output port of each radio frequency channel, where the ith radio frequency channel is any of the plurality of radio frequency channels, and a consumable device is disposed between matching resonators of any two neighboring radio frequency channels.
US12119529B2 Phase shifter, manufacturing method thereof and antenna
The disclosure provides a phase shifter, a manufacturing method thereof and an antenna, and belongs to the field of communication technology. The phase shifter includes a first substrate; a signal line and reference lines on the first substrate; a first insulating layer on the signal line; a plurality of electrode film bridges on a side of the first insulating layer distal to the signal line; and a first transmission structure on the first insulating layer and electrically connected to the signal line; and an orthographic projection of the first transmission structure on the first substrate is not overlapped with an orthographic projection of the plurality of electrode film bridges on the first substrate.
US12119523B2 Fuel cell system and method for controlling the same
A fuel cell system and a method for controlling the same may adjust generation of condensate water in a fuel cell by setting relative humidities and temperature and pressure conditions of the fuel cell so as to maintain a constant current density, and may alleviate performance deterioration of the fuel cell during operation by removing an excessive amount of the generated condensate water by injecting a cathode pressure impulse into the fuel cell.
US12119522B2 Fuel cell vehicle and method for controlling power generation for the same
A fuel cell vehicle and a method for controlling power generation for the same are provided. The fuel cell includes a motor supplying driving power for driving the fuel cell vehicle, a fuel cell and a battery supplying electrical power for driving the motor, and a vehicle controller for operating the fuel cell in advance by predicting a shortage of discharge power of the battery by monitoring the discharge power of the battery.
US12119520B2 Membrane electrode assembly for fuel cells
A membrane electrode assembly includes an electrolyte membrane stacked between different electrodes, wherein an ionomer layer of the electrolyte membrane comprises an adjacent electrode, a first layer having at least a same cross-sectional area as that of the adjacent electrode, a reinforcing layer and a second layer stacked at a side of the first layer, the second layer having at least the same cross-sectional area as that of the reinforcing layer.
US12119515B2 Separator for an electrochemical device including a porous organic/inorganic composite coating layer and an electrochemical device including same
Disclosed is a separator suitable for an electrochemical device a porous including polymer substrate and an organic/inorganic composite porous coating layer on at least one side of the porous polymer substrate. The organic/inorganic composite porous coating layer includes particulate binder polymers and first inorganic particles, the particulate binder polymers include (a) hybrid polymer particles of a fluorine-containing polymer and an acrylic-containing polymer and (b) acrylic-containing polymer particles, the average particle diameter D50 of the acrylic-containing polymer particles “a” is in a range of 1 μm to 7.5 μm, the average particle diameter D50 of the inorganic particles “b” is in a range of 200 nm to 800 nm, a/b is in a range of 2 to 15, and the average particle diameter D50 of the hybrid polymer particles is smaller than the average particle diameter D50 of the acrylic-containing polymer particles.
US12119511B2 Explosion-proof valve, battery pack, and apparatus
Embodiments of this application provide an explosion-proof valve, a battery pack, and an apparatus. The explosion-proof valve includes a flame arresting member and an air permeable membrane. The flame arresting member is configured to connect to a housing of a battery pack, the air permeable membrane is fastened to the flame arresting member, and the battery pack is capable of exchanging gas with the outside through the flame arresting member and the air permeable membrane in sequence. During use of the explosion-proof valve of this application in the battery pack of this application, when thermal runaway occurs inside the housing of the battery pack, pressure inside the housing is suddenly increased, and as a result, the battery pack releases the pressure through the explosion-proof valve, and high-temperature runaway gas impacts and melts the air permeable membrane, forming a smooth air flow channel.
US12119508B2 Battery module unit, battery module, energy storage system, and electric vehicle
A battery module unit including a plurality of sequentially stacked first brackets and a plurality of battery cells. Each first bracket includes a bracket body. A first battery cell group and second battery cell group disposed the opposite side of the first bracket. A connecting structure is disposed at one end of a plurality of the bracket bodies. A fastener is disposed on the first fixing bracket and is fixed to a sidewall of the connecting structure to fix the connecting structure to the first fixing bracket in a stacking direction. The first battery cell group is symmetric to the second battery cell group around a symmetric central axis of the first fixing bracket or around a symmetric central axis of a plurality of the first fixing brackets.
US12119506B2 Lithium-ion battery device for vehicle
A lithium-ion battery device comprises a housing, a battery cell stored inside the housing, and an adjacent member provided adjacently to and on a rearward side, in a vehicle longitudinal direction, of the battery cell. The battery cell comprises a cell case, an electrode body stored inside the cell case, and a pair of terminals. The cell case includes a first main face and a second main face which face to each other in the vehicle longitudinal direction. At least two gap-forming portions which respectively have a smaller area than the second main face and have a specified thickness of the vehicle longitudinal direction are arranged between the second main face and the adjacent member. The two gap-forming portions are provided to be spaced apart from each other in an inter-terminal direction of the battery cell.
US12119495B2 Electric batteries and methods for producing the same
Electric batteries are provided wherein the positively charged electrode contacts an aqueous layer containing material which is reduced during electric discharge and/or metal ions are transported through special electrolyte that inhibits dendritic deposition on the negatively charged electrode. Methods described include electrolyte compositions including organoborate anions and cations with low charge density, and aqueous solutions containing bromate and/or bromide anions and high concentrations of dissolved salts.
US12119494B2 Positive electrode active substance for lithium ion secondary battery and lithium ion secondary battery
The purpose of the present invention is to provide positive electrode active substance particles for a lithium ion secondary battery, such particles being capable of producing a lithium ion secondary battery having excellent high-speed discharge properties. The present invention is a granulated body of a positive electrode active substance for a lithium ion secondary battery, wherein the primary particle average diameter is 10 to 80 nm and the number of primary particles having a diameter of 100 nm or greater is no more than 5.0%.
US12119492B2 Positive electrode active material for all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery and method for manufacturing the same
A positive electrode active material for an all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery includes a lithium-nickel composite oxide particle and a coating layer coating a surface of the particle. The lithium-nickel composite oxide particle has a crystal structure belonging to a space group R-3m, contains at least Li, Ni, an element M, and Nb, a molar ratio among the elements being represented by Li:Ni:M:Nb=a:(1-x-y):x:y (0.98≤a≤1.15, 0
US12119486B2 Anode material and electrochemical device and electronic device including the same
An anode material includes a lithiated silicon oxide material and a MySiOz layer. The lithiated silicon oxide material includes Li2SiO3, Li2Si2O5 or a combination thereof, and the MySiOz layer coats the lithiated silicon oxide material; M includes Mg, Al, Zn, Ca, Ba, B or any combination thereof; and 0
US12119485B2 Cathode with coated disordered rocksalt material
A cathode includes a disordered rocksalt phase material and a coating layer disposed on a surface of the disordered rocksalt phase material. The coating layer may include one or more of an oxide, a phosphate, a phosphide, or a fluoride.
US12119484B2 Lithium-containing coatings for cathode materials
A positive electrode including a plurality of electroactive particles defining an electroactive layer is provided. A first lithium-containing coating is disposed on one or more surfaces of the electroactive layer. The first lithium-containing coating covers between about 30% and about 50% of a total exposed surface area of the electroactive layer. A second lithium-containing coating encompasses at least one electroactive particle of the plurality of electroactive particles. The second lithium-containing coating covers between about 95% and about 100% of the at least one electroactive particle. The first and second lithium-containing coatings each have a thickness between about 0.2 nm and about 5 nm. The positive electrode further includes an electrolyte additive that aids in the formation of a first passivation layer on exposed surfaces of the first lithium-containing coating, and a second passivation layer on exposed surfaces of the second lithium-containing coating.
US12119472B2 Active thermal control of UAV energy storage units
Systems, devices, and techniques for active thermal control of energy storage units are described. In some embodiments, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a battery pack. The battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells and an enclosure coupled with the plurality of battery cells to physically retain the plurality of battery cells in an arrangement. The arrangement defines a void space between the plurality of battery cells. The UAV also includes a cooling system configured to cool the battery cells. The cooling system includes a source of forced convection fluidically coupled with the battery pack to drive a cooling fluid through the void space. The cooling system also includes a cooling controller electrically coupled with the source of forced convection to controllably activate the source of forced convection.
US12119467B2 Composite thermal management sheet, method of manufacture, and articles using the same
A composite thermal management sheet for a battery includes a silicone foam layer; and a reactive filler composition disposed within the silicone foam layer, the reactive filler composition including a first filler that decomposes to generate water upon initial exposure to heat; and a second filler different from the first filler, wherein the second filler forms a thermal barrier layer with a decomposition product of the first filler, or absorbs the water, or both.
US12119466B2 Battery pack manufacturing method
A battery pack manufacturing method includes (a) stacking battery cells to form a cell stack, (b) coupling the cell stack and a U-frame to each other, (c) measuring the volume of the space between a flat plate coupled to the U-frame and the cell stack, and (d) applying a polymer resin corresponding in amount to the volume measured in step (c).
US12119461B2 System for supplying power to a portable battery using at least one solar panel
A system for supplying power to a portable battery pack including a battery enclosed by a wearable and replaceable pouch or skin using at least one solar panel is disclosed, wherein the pouch or skin can be provided in different colors and/or patterns. Further, the pouch or skin can be MOLLE-compatible. The battery comprises a battery element housed between a battery cover and a back plate, wherein the battery element, battery cover, and back plate have a slight curvature or contour. Further, the battery comprises flexible leads.
US12119460B2 Vehicular battery wiring module
A flexible printed circuit board including an electronic component includes a flexible printed circuit board, an electronic component, a cover, and a restricting portion. The printed circuit board including an electrically conductive line. The electronic component is mounted on the flexible printed circuit board and joined to the electrically conductive line. The cover covers a joint between the electronic component and the electrically conductive line. The restricting portion is along an outer edge of the cover. The flexible printed circuit board includes a groove along the outer edge of the cover. The groove is defined by opposed groove side surfaces. One of the opposed groove side surfaces farther from the electronic component is defined as the restricting portion.
US12119457B2 Secondary battery, battery module, battery pack and power consuming device
A secondary battery includes a positive electrode plate and an electrolyte solution. The positive electrode plate includes a positive current collector and a positive electrode film provided on at least one surface of the positive current collector. The positive electrode film includes a positive electrode active material and a lithium supplement. The lithium supplement includes at least one of substances represented by formula (I) below, and the positive electrode film and/or electrolyte solution comprises one or more nitrone derivatives, a molecule of each of which includes a structure represented by formula (II) below:
US12119455B2 Electrode assembly and related battery, battery module
The present disclosure provides an electrode assembly and a related battery, battery module, wherein, the electrode assembly includes: a plurality of first type of electrode plates and at least one second type of electrode plate which are arranged in a superimposing manner, the polarity of the first type of electrode plate is opposite to the polarity of the second type of electrode plate, the plurality of first type of electrode plates comprise a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate, wherein the first electrode plate comprises a first current collector, the second electrode plate comprises a second current collector, and the first current collector is different from the second current collector.
US12119452B1 All-inorganic solvents for electrolytes
An all-inorganic electrolyte formulation for use in a lithium ion battery system comprising at least one of each a phosphoranimine, a phosphazene, a monomeric organophosphate and a supporting lithium salt. The electrolyte preferably has a melting point below 0° C., and a vapor pressure of combustible components at 60.6° C. sufficiently low to not produce a combustible mixture in air, e.g., less than 40 mmHg at 30° C. A solid electrolyte interface layer formed by the electrolyte with an electrode is preferably thermally stable ≥80° C.
US12119451B2 Capacity compensating electrolyte with sulfite solvent for lithium ion batteries with silicon-based anodes
An electrochemical cell for a lithium ion battery has an anode comprising a silicon-based active material, a cathode comprising a cathode active material, and a capacity compensating electrolyte comprising a linear sulfite-based solvent and a lithium imide salt. A molar ratio of the lithium imide salt to the linear sulfite-based solvent is between 1:5 and 1:1.
US12119446B2 Electrolyte and electrochemical device
An electrolyte, comprising a compound of Formula I and an additive A, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are each independently selected from: hydrogen, halo, —COOX, substituted or unsubstituted C1-8alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-10alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-10alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted C1-8alkoxy, or —Ra—S(═O)2—Rb, wherein Ra is selected from substituted or unsubstituted C1-8alkylene, Rb is selected from halo or substituted or unsubstituted C1-8alkyl, and at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 is —COOX. When substituted, the substituent is selected from cyano or halo; and X is selected from Li+, Na+, K+ or Rb+. The additive A is at least one selected from fluoroethylene carbonate, LiPO2F2, or vinylene carbonate.
US12119445B2 Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, electrolyte solution, and method for producing non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery
Disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including: a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution, wherein the electrolyte solution includes a solvent, a solute, and a carboxylic anhydride, the solvent includes a carboxylic acid ester compound, and the solute includes a sulfonyl imide compound.
US12119444B2 Annealed garnet electrolyte separators
Set forth herein are pellets, thin films, and monoliths of lithium-stuffed garnet electrolytes having engineered surfaces. These engineered surfaces have a list of advantageous properties including, but not limited to, low surface area resistance, high Li+ ion conductivity, low tendency for lithium dendrites to form within or thereupon when the electrolytes are used in an electrochemical cell. Other advantages include voltage stability and long cycle life when used in electrochemical cells as a separator or a membrane between the positive and negative electrodes. Also set forth herein are methods of making these electrolytes including, but not limited to, methods of annealing these electrolytes under controlled atmosphere conditions. Set forth herein, additionally, are methods of using these electrolytes in electrochemical cells and devices. The instant disclosure further includes electrochemical cells which incorporate the lithium-stuffed garnet electrolytes set forth herein.
US12119436B2 Display device and manufacturing method therefor
A display device may include a substrate, pixels disposed on the substrate, each of the pixels including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a plurality of light emitting elements electrically connected between the first and the second electrodes, and a first oscillator disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to a first electrode of a first pixel of the pixels, the first oscillator including at least one transistor and at least one capacitor.
US12119433B2 Method of manufacturing light emitting device and method of manufacturing light emitting module
A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes: providing a light emitting element comprising: a semiconductor laminate having a first surface, a second surface, and a lateral surface between the first and second surfaces, and an electrode disposed at the second surface; disposing a resin layer in an A-stage state on a support; placing the light emitting element on an upper surface of the resin layer while the upper surface of the resin layer and the first surface of the semiconductor laminate face each other; heating the resin layer at a first temperature to reduce a viscosity of the resin layer and causing the light emitting element to sink due to its own weight such that the second surface of the semiconductor laminate is exposed; and curing the resin layer by heating the resin layer at a second temperature higher than the first temperature, thereby forming a resin member.
US12119432B2 Encapsulated light emitting diodes for selective fluidic assembly
A method is provided for fabricating an encapsulated emissive element. Beginning with a growth substrate, a plurality of emissive elements is formed. The growth substrate top surface is conformally coated with an encapsulation material. The encapsulation material may be photoresist, a polymer, a light reflective material, or a light absorbing material. The encapsulant is patterned to form fluidic assembly keys having a profile differing from the emissive element profiles. In one aspect, prior to separating the emissive elements from the handling substrate, a fluidic assembly keel or post is formed on each emissive element bottom surface. In one variation, the emissive elements have a horizontal profile. The fluidic assembly key has horizontal profile differing from the emissive element horizontal profile useful in selectively depositing different types of emissive elements during fluidic assembly. In another aspect, the emissive elements and fluidic assembly keys have differing vertical profiles useful in preventing detrapment.
US12119426B2 Light emitting device and production method thereof
A light emitting device includes at least one light emitting unit that includes an insulating layer, a first electrically conductive layer, and a semiconductor layer structure having at least one recess. The first electrically conductive layer and the insulating layer extend into the recess. A contact area between a conductive protrusion portion of the first electrically conductive layer and a first-type semiconductor layer of the semiconductor layer structure is larger than 1.5% of an area of a bottom surface of the first-type semiconductor layer. A method for producing the light emitting device is also disclosed.
US12119425B2 Multi-junction light-emitting diode and method for making the same
A multi-junction light-emitting diode (LED) includes a first epitaxial structure, a second epitaxial structure and a tunnel junction structure disposed therebetween. The tunnel junction structure includes a InzAlX1Ga1−X1As highly doped p-type semiconductor layer wherein z ranges from 0 to 0.05, a AlX2Ga1−X2As first composition graded layer wherein X2 is greater than 0 and less than X1, a GaYIn1−YP highly doped n-type semiconductor layer and a AlX3Ga1−X3As second composition graded layer that are sequentially disposed on the first epitaxial structure in such order. A method for making the abovementioned multi-junction LED is also disclosed.
US12119423B2 Solar cell and photovoltaic module
The solar cell includes a silicon substrate, multiple first electrodes, and multiple second electrodes. The solar cell further includes a tunneling oxide layer, multiple doped polysilicon layers, and at least one barrier layer. The at least one barrier layer is arranged between every adjacent two doped polysilicon layers in the multiple doped polysilicon layers, and the multiple first electrodes are electrically connected to different doped polysilicon layers. The solar cell provided according to the present application can reduce the total thickness of the polycrystalline silicon layer, so that a thinner polycrystalline silicon layer can reduce parasitic absorption, thereby increasing short-circuit current. Moreover, the risk of slurry burning through the tunneling oxide layer is reduced by the barrier layer, while reducing metal recombination, which increases the open circuit voltage of the solar cell, thereby improving the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cell.
US12119422B2 Systems and methods for encapsulating an electronic component
A method of encapsulating an electronic component. The method includes applying a first layer of an encapsulating composition onto an electronic component from an applicator roll, the electronic component being disposed on a substrate. The applicator roll comprises an outer surface and is spaced apart from the electronic component such that a gap exists between the applicator roll and the electronic component. The gap controls the thickness of the first layer of encapsulating composition. The first layer of encapsulating composition encapsulates the electronic component on the substrate. An interface between the surface of the electronic component and the encapsulating composition being substantially free of voids.
US12119421B2 Photodetector
A photodetector including: an amplification region that includes a PN junction provided in a depth direction in a semiconductor layer and that is to be electrically coupled to a cathode; a separation region that defines a pixel region including the amplification region; a hole accumulation region that is provided along a side surface of the separation region and that is to be electrically coupled to an anode; and a gate electrode provided in a region between the amplification region and the hole accumulation region and stacked over the semiconductor layer with a gate insulating film interposed therebetween.
US12119418B2 Method of processing inconsistencies in solar cell devices and devices formed thereby
The present disclosure is directed to a method of processing a solar cell device. The method comprises detecting at least one inconsistency at a surface of a semiconductor substrate having a solar cell active region formed therein. A deposition pattern is determined based on the location of the at least one inconsistency. A material is selectively deposited on the substrate according to the deposition pattern.
US12119416B2 Buffer layers for photovoltaic devices with group V doping
According to the embodiments provided herein, a photovoltaic device can include a buffer layer adjacent to an absorber layer doped p-type with a group V dopant. The buffer layer can have a plurality of layers compatible with group V dopants.
US12119413B2 Schottky diode with tunable blocking voltage
A Schottky diode includes a substrate having a first type dopant, a buried layer within the substrate and having a second type dopant, an epitaxial layer above the buried layer and having the second type dopant, a plurality of rings within the epitaxial layer and having the first type dopant, wherein the plurality of rings comprises an L-shaped ring, a shallow trench isolation (STI) layer at the top region of the epitaxial layer, an anode, a cathode spaced from the anode by the STI layer, and wherein the buried layer has an open region substantially vertically aligned with the anode.
US12119412B2 Semiconductor vertical Schottky diode and method of manufacturing thereof
A semiconductor vertical Schottky diode device, having: a substrate of semiconductor material, with a front surface and a back surface; a lightly doped region formed in a surface portion of the substrate facing the front surface, having a first conductivity type; a first electrode formed on the lightly doped region on the front surface of the substrate, to establish a Schottky contact; a highly doped region at the back surface of the substrate, in contact with the lightly doped region and having the first conductivity type; and a second electrode electrically in contact with the highly doped region, on the back surface of the substrate, to establish an Ohmic contact.
US12119407B2 Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a gate electrode on a substrate, a gate insulating film on the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor film via the gate insulating film on the gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode on the oxide semiconductor film, a protective film provided on the source electrode and the drain electrode; and a conductive layer provided on the protective film and overlapped on the oxide semiconductor layer. The protective film includes a first silicon oxide film and a first silicon nitride film. The first oxide film is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer. The gate insulating film includes a second silicon nitride film and a second silicon oxide film. The second silicon oxide film is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer. The oxide semiconductor layer has a first region located between the source electrode and the drain electrode in a plan view.
US12119406B2 Semiconductor device
The oxide semiconductor film has the top and bottom surface portions each provided with a metal oxide film containing a constituent similar to that of the oxide semiconductor film. An insulating film containing a different constituent from the metal oxide film and the oxide semiconductor film is further formed in contact with a surface of the metal oxide film, which is opposite to the surface in contact with the oxide semiconductor film. The oxide semiconductor film used for the active layer of the transistor is an oxide semiconductor film highly purified to be electrically i-type (intrinsic) by removing impurities such as hydrogen, moisture, a hydroxyl group, and hydride from the oxide semiconductor and supplying oxygen which is a major constituent of the oxide semiconductor and is simultaneously reduced in a step of removing impurities.
US12119400B2 Semiconductor transistor device and method of manufacturing the same
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor transistor device includes etching a vertical gate trench into a silicon region, depositing a silicon gate material on an interlayer dielectric formed in the vertical gate trench so that an upper side of the interlayer dielectric is covered, etching through the silicon gate material in the vertical gate trench to partly uncover the upper side of the interlayer dielectric and so that a silicon gate region of a gate electrode of the semiconductor transistor device remains in the vertical gate trench, and depositing a metal material into the vertical gate trench so that the partly uncovered upper side of the interlayer dielectric is covered by the metal material.
US12119398B2 Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device (1) includes a substrate (2), an electron transit layer (4) disposed on the substrate (2), and an electron supply layer (5) disposed on the electron supply layer (4). The electron transit layer (4) includes a conductive path forming layer (43) in contact with the electron supply layer (5), a first semiconductor region (first nitride semiconductor layer) (41) containing an acceptor-type impurity, and a second semiconductor region (second nitride semiconductor layer) (42) disposed at a position closer to the conductive path forming layer (43) than the first semiconductor region (41) and containing an acceptor-type impurity. The first semiconductor region (41) has a higher acceptor density than the second semiconductor region (42).
US12119397B2 Semiconductor IC device including passivation layer for inactivating a dopant in a p-type semiconductor layer and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes: a channel layer, a barrier layer; a first p-type semiconductor layer and a second p-type semiconductor layer, spaced apart from each other on the barrier layer; and a passivation layer on the first p-type semiconductor layer and the second p-type semiconductor layer. The passivation layer may partially inactivate a dopant of at least one of the first p-type semiconductor layer and the second p-type semiconductor layer.
US12119393B2 Punch through stopper in bulk finFET device
A method of forming a semiconductor device that includes forming a fin structure from a bulk semiconductor substrate and forming an isolation region contacting a lower portion of a sidewall of the fin structure, wherein an upper portion of the sidewall of the fin structure is exposed. A sacrificial spacer is formed on the upper portion of the sidewall of the fin structure. The isolation regions are recessed to provide an exposed section of the sidewall of the fin structure. A doped semiconductor material is formed on the exposed section of the lower portion of the sidewall of the fin structure. Dopant is diffused from the doped semiconductor material to a base portion of the fin structure.
US12119391B2 Fin-based semiconductor device structure including self-aligned contacts and method for forming the same
A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a fin structure formed over a substrate, and a gate structure formed over the fin structure. The gate structure includes a gate dielectric layer, a first conductive layer over the first conductive layer. The gate structure includes a fill layer over the first conductive layer. The semiconductor device structure includes a protection layer formed over the fill layer, and a top surface of the gate dielectric layer is lower than a top surface of the protection layer and higher than a top surface of the first conductive layer.
US12119390B2 Gate spacer structures and methods for forming the same
The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device including a substrate having a top surface and a gate stack. The gate stack includes a gate dielectric layer on the substrate and a gate electrode on the gate dielectric layer. The semiconductor device also includes a multi-spacer structure. The multi-spacer includes a first spacer formed on a sidewall of the gate stack, a second spacer, and a third spacer. The second spacer includes a first portion formed on a sidewall of the first spacer and a second portion formed on the top surface of the substrate. The second portion of the second spacer has a thickness in a first direction that gradually decreases. The third spacer is formed on the second portion of the second spacer and on the top surface of the substrate. The semiconductor device further includes a source/drain region formed in the substrate, and a portion of the third spacer abuts the source/drain region and the second portion of the second spacer.
US12119388B2 Graphene transistor and method of manufacturing a graphene transistor
The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a graphene transistor 101, the method comprising: (a) providing a substrate having a substantially flat surface, wherein the surface comprises an insulating region 110 and an adjacent semiconducting region 105; (b) forming a graphene layer structure 115 on the surface, wherein the graphene layer structure is disposed on and across a portion of both the insulating region and the adjacent semiconducting region; (c) forming a layer of dielectric material 120 on a portion of the graphene layer structure which is itself disposed on the semiconducting region 105; and (d) providing: a source contact 125 on a portion of the graphene layer structure which is itself disposed on the insulating region 110; a gate contact 130 on the layer of dielectric material 120 and above a portion of the graphene layer structure which is itself disposed on the semiconducting region 105; and a drain contact 135 on the semiconducting region 105 of the substrate surface.
US12119383B2 Transistor with multi-level self-aligned gate and source/drain terminals and methods
Disclosed are a transistor and a method for forming the transistor. The method includes concurrently forming gate and source/drain openings through an uppermost layer (i.e., a dielectric layer) in a stack of layers. The method can further include: depositing and patterning gate conductor material so that a first gate section is in the gate opening and a second gate section is above the gate opening and so that the source/drain openings are exposed; extending the depth of the source/drain openings; and depositing and patterning source/drain conductor material so that a first source/drain section is in each source/drain opening and a second source/drain section is above each source/drain opening. Alternatively, the method can include: forming a plug in the gate opening and sidewall spacers in the source/drain openings; extending the depth of source/drain openings; depositing and patterning the source/drain conductor material; and subsequently depositing and patterning the gate conductor material.
US12119372B2 Light emitting device and display device including the same
A light emitting device, includes: a substrate; a light emitting element on the substrate, the light emitting element having a first end portion and a second end portion arranged in a longitudinal direction; one or more partition walls disposed on the substrate, the one or more partition walls being spaced apart from the light emitting element; a first reflection electrode adjacent the first end portion of the light emitting element; a second reflection electrode adjacent the second end portion of the light emitting element; a first contact electrode connected to the first reflection electrode and the first end portion of the light emitting element; an insulating layer on the first contact electrode, the insulating layer having an opening exposing the second end portion of the light emitting element and the second reflection electrode to the outside; and a second contact electrode on the insulating layer.
US12119371B2 Light source apparatus
The present technology relates to a light source apparatus that makes it possible to provide a widely applicable light source apparatus. A light source apparatus includes a transmissive board that transmits light emitted by a light-emitting element, a circuit board that drives the light-emitting element and is joined to the transmissive board, and a light-emitting board that has the light-emitting element and is connected to the circuit board via a first bump. Further, in the light source apparatus, the circuit board and an organic board are configured to be connected by sandwiching the light-emitting board via second bumps. The present technology can be applied to a light source apparatus that emits light.
US12119367B2 Composite substrate for fabricating III-V photodetector arrays
A method for forming a composite substrate containing layers of dissimilar materials is provided. The method includes a step of disposing a release layer over a base substrate where the base substrate is composed of a first material. A template layer is attached to the release layer. Characteristically, the template layer is composed of a second material and adapted to form a compound semiconductor device thereon.
US12119361B2 Circuit board assembly with photosensitive element mounted to back side of circuit board
A camera module is provided, including a circuit board, a photosensitive element, an optical lens, and a filter element. The circuit board includes a substrate having a substrate front surface, a substrate back surface, and a substrate channel. The substrate front surface and the substrate back surface correspond to each other, and the substrate channel extends from the substrate front surface to the substrate back surface. The photosensitive element has a photosensitive area and a non-photosensitive area surrounding the photosensitive area. A first part of the non-photosensitive area is mounted on the back surface substrate. The photosensitive element and the substrate are conductively connected. The photosensitive area and a second part of the non-photosensitive area correspond to the substrate channel. The optical lens is held in a photosensitive path of the photosensitive element. The filter element is directly mounted on the substrate front surface of the substrate.
US12119360B2 Capacitance matched metal wirings in dual conversion gain pixels
An imaging device includes a pixel including a photoelectric conversion region, a first transfer transistor coupled to the photoelectric conversion region, a first floating diffusion, a second floating diffusion, a second transfer transistor coupled between the first floating diffusion and the second floating diffusion to control access to the second floating diffusion, a third transfer transistor coupled to the photoelectric conversion region, a third floating diffusion coupled, a fourth floating diffusion, and a fourth transfer transistor coupled between the third floating diffusion and the fourth floating diffusion to control access to the fourth floating diffusion. The imaging device includes a first wiring layer including a first wiring connected to the second floating diffusion, a second wiring connected to the fourth floating diffusion, and a third wiring connected to ground and capacitively coupled with the first wiring and the second wiring.
US12119357B2 Image sensor with image receiver and automatic image switching
Provided are an image sensor with one or more image receivers for image switching, and an imaging system and method therefor. The image sensor includes an image sensor array to generate first image data for a first image; a receiver to receive, into the image sensor, second image data for a second image; an image selection circuit coupled to the image sensor array and the receiver to receive the first image data and the second image data and select one of the first image data and the second image data according to one or more image selection criteria and at least one of the first image data and the second image data; and a transmitter coupled to the image selection circuit to transmit the selected one of the first image data and the second image data from the image sensor.
US12119353B2 Semiconductor device, electronic component, and electronic device
A novel semiconductor device formed with single-polarity circuits using OS transistors is provided. Thus, connection between different layers in a memory circuit is unnecessary. This can reduce the number of connection portions and improve the flexibility of circuit layout and the reliability of the OS transistors. In particular, many memory cells are provided; thus, the memory cells are formed with single-polarity circuits, whereby the number of connection portions can be significantly reduced. Further, by providing a driver circuit in the same layer as the cell array, many wirings for connecting the driver circuit and the cell array can be prevented from being provided between layers, and the number of connection portions can be further reduced. An interposer provided with a plurality of integrated circuits can function as one electronic component.
US12119340B2 Semiconductor circuit including a tie-low circuit and method of fabricating same
A circuit (to shape a follower voltage for a follower circuit) includes a tie-low circuit and an anti-noise circuit. The tie-low circuit is connected between a follower node and a first reference voltage. The tie-low circuit is responsive to a second reference voltage. The follower node is connectable to the follower circuit. The anti-noise circuit is connected between the follower node and the second reference voltage. The anti-noise circuit is configured to protect the follower voltage at the follower node from otherwise being distorted by a noise voltage being coupled capacitively to the follower node.
US12119337B2 Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device
A semiconductor device has a first substrate including an element region, a peripheral region that surrounds the element region, a first insulator with a first recess portion in the peripheral region, a first metal layer in the element region, and a first conductor in the peripheral region to surround the element region. A second substrate has an element region, a peripheral region that surrounds the element region, a second insulator with a second recess portion that faces the first recess portion, a second metal layer in contact with the first metal layer, and a second conductor that surrounds the element region of the second substrate.
US12119336B2 Fusion memory device and method of fabricating the same
Disclosed are fusion memory devices and methods of fabricating the same. The fusion memory device comprises a first memory device including a first substrate having active and inactive surfaces opposite to each other and a first memory cell circuit on the active surface of the first substrate, a non-memory device including a second substrate having active and inactive surfaces opposite to each other and a non-memory circuit on the active surface of the second substrate, the non-memory device being provided on the first memory device, and a second memory device on the inactive surface of the second substrate and including a second memory cell circuit different from the first memory cell circuit. The non-memory device lies between the first and second memory cell circuits and controls an electrical operation of each of the first and second memory cell circuits.
US12119328B2 Methods of fabricating the same die stack structure and semiconductor structure
A die stack structure including a first semiconductor die, a second semiconductor die, an insulating encapsulation and a redistribution circuit structure is provided. The first semiconductor die includes a first semiconductor substrate including a first portion and a second portion, a first interconnect structure and a first bonding structure. The first interconnect structure is disposed on a top surface of the second portion, a lateral dimension of the first portion is greater than a lateral dimension of the top surface of the second portion. The second semiconductor die is disposed on the first semiconductor die and includes a second bonding structure, the second semiconductor die is electrically connected with the first semiconductor die through the first and second bonding structures. The insulating encapsulation is disposed on the first portion and laterally encapsulating the second portion and the second semiconductor die. The redistribution circuit structure is electrically connected with the first and second semiconductor dies, and the lateral dimension of the first portion is greater than a lateral dimension of the redistribution circuit structure.
US12119323B2 Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a metal bump on a first surface side of a semiconductor chip, positioning the semiconductor chip so the metal bump contacts a pad of an interconnection substrate, and applying a first light from a second surface side of the semiconductor chip and melting the metal bump with the first light. After the melting, the melted metal bump is allowed to resolidify by stopping or reducing the application of the first light. The semiconductor chip is then pressed toward the interconnection substrate. A second light is then applied from the second surface side of the semiconductor chip while the semiconductor chip is being pressed toward the interconnection substrate to melt the metal bump. After the melting, the melted metal bump is allowed to resolidify by the stopping or reducing of the application of the second light.
US12119322B2 Bonding member for semiconductor device
A bonding member 10 used for bonding a semiconductor device 20 and a substrate 30, the bonding member including: a thermal stress relieving layer 11 made of any of Ag, Cu, Au, and Al; a first Ag brazing material layer 12 containing Ag and Sn as main components and provided on a side of the thermal stress relieving layer to which the semiconductor device is bonded; a second Ag brazing material layer 13 containing Ag and Sn as main components and provided on a side of the thermal stress relieving layer to which the substrate is bonded; a first barrier layer 14 made of Ni and/or Ni alloy and provided between the thermal stress relieving layer and the first Ag brazing material layer; and a second barrier layer 15 made of Ni and/or Ni alloy and provided between the stress relieving layer and the second Ag brazing material layer, in which a thermal conductivity of the bonding member after a power cycle test is 200 W/m·K or more.
US12119321B2 Semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing thereof
A semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor die, comprising a stacking structure, a first bonding pad with a first bonding surface positioned away from the stack structure, and a second bonding pad; a carrier comprising a connecting surface; a third bonding pad which comprises a second bonding surface and is arranged on the connecting surface, and a fourth bonding pad arranged on the connecting surface of the carrier; and a conductive connecting layer comprising a first conductive part, comprising a first outer contour, and formed between and directly contacting the first bonding pad and the third bonding pad; a second conductive part formed between the second bonding pad and the fourth bonding pad; and a blocking part covering the first conductive part to form a covering area, wherein the first bonding surface comprises a first position which is the closest to the carrier within the covering area and a second position which is the farthest from the carrier within the covering area in a cross section view, and a distance from the first position to the first out contour is greater than that from the second position to the first outer contour.
US12119320B2 Chip package structure with bump
A chip package structure is provided. The chip package structure includes a redistribution structure and a first chip structure over the redistribution structure. The chip package structure also includes a first solder bump between the redistribution structure and the first chip structure and a first molding layer surrounding the first chip structure. The chip package structure further includes a second chip structure over the first chip structure and a second molding layer surrounding the second chip structure. In addition, the chip package structure includes a third molding layer surrounding the first molding layer, the second molding layer, and the first solder bump. A portion of the third molding layer is between the first molding layer and the redistribution structure.
US12119316B2 Patterned and planarized under-bump metallization
An electronic device substrate with a substantially planar surface formed from an electrically non-conductive material is provided with one or more metalized pads on the substantially planner surface. Each of the one or more metalized pads is surrounded by and coplanar with the first electrically nonconductive material along an outer boundary of the metalized pad. The metalized pad is patterned such that portions of the metalized pad form metalized fingers that extend radially from the outer boundary of the metalized pad in an interdigitated arrangement with the first electrically nonconductive material. The metalized pad has a solderable surface.
US12119310B2 Integrated fuse
A semiconductor wafer includes first zones containing integrated circuits, each first zone including a substrate and a sealing ring at a periphery of the substrate. The first zones are separated from each other by second zones defining cutting lines or paths. The integrated circuit includes an electrically conductive fuse that extends between a first location inside the integrated circuit and a second location situated outside the integrated circuit beyond one of the cutting lines. This electrically conductive fuse includes a portion that passes through the sealing ring and another portion that straddles the adjacent cutting line. The portion of the fuse that passes through is electrically isolated from the sealing ring and from the substrate. The straddling portion is configured to be sliced, when cutting the wafer along the cutting line, so as to cause the fuse to change from an electrical on state to an electrical off state.
US12119302B2 Semiconductor device with protection liners and air gaps and method for fabricating the same
The present application discloses a semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate having plurality of contacts, a plurality of composite plugs positioned above the plurality of contacts, a plurality of metal spacers positioned above the substrate; and a plurality of air gaps positioned above the substrate. At least one of the plurality of composite plugs includes a protection liner having a U-shaped profile and a metal plug in the protection liner, and the protection liner is in direct contact with one of the plurality of contacts.
US12119298B2 Semiconductor memory device
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate expanding in a first direction and a second direction, a plurality of conductive layers arranged in a third direction with a distance therebetween, the conductive layers including a first conductive layer, and each including a first portion and a second portion being arranged with the first portion in the second direction and including a terrace portion provided so as not to overlap an upper conductive layer in the third direction, a first insulating portion provided between the first portions and the second portions, and a first insulating layer arranged with the first portion of the first conductive layer in the second direction with the first insulating portion interposed therebetween.
US12119293B2 Through electrode substrate and mounting substrate
A through electrode substrate includes a substrate provided with a through hole, a through electrode positioned in the through hole, and a first wiring structure including at least a first wiring layer positioned on a first surface of the substrate, and a second wiring layer positioned on the first wiring layer. The first wiring layer and the second wiring layer respectively have an insulation layer and an electroconductive layer. A first insulation layer of the first wiring layer includes at least an organic layer. At least one wiring layer of the first wiring structure includes an inorganic layer having insulation properties, the inorganic layer being positioned to a first side of the organic layer of the first insulation layer of the first wiring layer.
US12119288B2 Semiconductor package
A semiconductor package includes: a lead frame that includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, where the lead frame includes a first lead that extends in a first direction, and a plurality of second leads that are spaced apart from the first lead on both sides of the first lead; at least one semiconductor chip mounted on the first surface of the lead frame by a plurality of bumps; and an encapsulant that encapsulates the lead frame and the at least one semiconductor chip, wherein the first lead has a groove in the first surface that partitions the plurality of bumps in contact with the first lead.
US12119287B2 Chip package positioning and fixing structure
To obtain a chip package positioning structure capable of adjusting a tilt and a position of a chip package with respect to the circuit board and reducing mounting variations. The chip package positioning and fixing structure that positions and fixes, to a circuit board 4, a chip package 5 in which a flow rate detection element 53 is sealed with a resin so that a detection portion is at least exposed, in which the chip package includes a solder fixation portion 52 that fixes the chip package to the circuit board by soldering, and a positioning portion 514 that performs positioning to the circuit board, and the positioning portion is provided closer to the flow rate detection element from the solder fixation portion.
US12119285B2 Image sensor with actively cooled sensor array
An image sensor comprises an array of sensor elements, each responsive to incident photon flux, and a readout circuit coupled electronically to the array of sensor elements and configured to release an electronic signal varying in dependence on the incident photon flux. A thermal-barrier zone separates the array of sensor elements from the readout circuit, and a solid-state cooler is coupled thermally to the array of sensor elements.
US12119283B2 Heat dissipation structure, method for forming heat dissipation structure, and semiconductor structure
Provided are a heat dissipation structure, a method for forming a heat dissipation structure, and a semiconductor structure. The heat dissipation structure includes a first heat dissipation ring and a second heat dissipation ring. The first heat dissipation ring is formed in a dielectric layer around a Through Silicon Via (TSV) and in contact with the TSV. The TSV passes through a silicon substrate and the dielectric layer. The second heat dissipation ring is formed around the first heat dissipation ring, and in contact with the first heat dissipation ring. The second heat dissipation ring has a heat dissipation gap within it. A dimension of the second heat dissipation ring in a first direction is less than that of the first heat dissipation ring in the first direction. The first direction is a thickness direction of the silicon substrate.
US12119282B2 Method of making a semiconductor device package
A semiconductor device package includes a carrier and an encapsulant disposed on the carrier. At least one portion of the encapsulant is spaced from the carrier by a space.
US12119280B2 Semiconductor device package with reduced stress
A described example includes: a semiconductor device die with an active surface; the semiconductor device die mounted on a package substrate with substrate leads and the semiconductor device die electrically coupled to the substrate leads; at least a first rigid low expansion material (RLEM) covering a portion of the semiconductor device die; and the first RLEM, the semiconductor device die, and a portion of the substrate leads covered with mold compound and forming a packaged semiconductor device die.
US12119272B2 Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
A semiconductor device includes a fin-shaped structure on a substrate, a single diffusion break (SDB) structure in the fin-shaped structure to divide the first fin-shaped structure into a first portion and a second portion, and more than two gate structures on the SDB structure. Preferably, the more than two gate structures include a first gate structure, a second gate structure, a third gate structure, and a fourth gate structure disposed on the SDB structure.
US12119270B2 Hybrid source drain regions formed based on same fin and methods forming same
A method includes forming an epitaxy semiconductor layer over a semiconductor substrate, and etching the epitaxy semiconductor layer and the semiconductor substrate to form a semiconductor strip, which includes an upper portion acting as a mandrel, and a lower portion under the mandrel. The upper portion is a remaining portion of the epitaxy semiconductor layer, and the lower portion is a remaining portion of the semiconductor substrate. The method further includes growing a first semiconductor fin starting from a first sidewall of the mandrel, growing a second semiconductor fin starting from a second sidewall of the mandrel. The first sidewall and the second sidewall are opposite sidewalls of the mandrel. A first transistor is formed based on the first semiconductor fin. A second transistor is formed based on the second semiconductor fin.
US12119268B2 Multi-layered insulating film stack
A method for forming a semiconductor device includes: forming a gate structure over a fin, where the fin protrudes above a substrate; forming an opening in the gate structure; forming a first dielectric layer along sidewalls and a bottom of the opening, where the first dielectric layer is non-conformal, where the first dielectric layer has a first thickness proximate to an upper surface of the gate structure distal from the substrate, and has a second thickness proximate to the bottom of the opening, where the first thickness is larger than the second thickness; and forming a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer to fill the opening, where the first dielectric layer is formed of a first dielectric material, and the second dielectric layer is formed of a second dielectric material different from the first dielectric material.
US12119266B2 Semiconductor arrangement and method of manufacture
A method for forming a semiconductor arrangement comprises forming a first fin in a semiconductor layer. A first gate dielectric layer includes a first high-k material is formed over the first fin. A first sacrificial gate electrode is formed over the first fin. A dielectric layer is formed adjacent the first sacrificial gate electrode and over the first fin. The first sacrificial gate electrode is removed to define a first gate cavity in the dielectric layer. A second gate dielectric layer including a second dielectric material different than the first high-k material is formed over the first gate dielectric layer in the first gate cavity. A first gate electrode is formed in the first gate cavity over the second gate dielectric layer.
US12119260B2 Methods for manufacturing semiconductor structures including isolation layer and semiconductor structures including isolation layer
An embodiment of the present application relates to the technical field of semiconductors, and discloses a method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure. In this embodiment, the method comprises: providing an insulating substrate (101); depositing an isolation layer (103) on the insulating substrate (101) by a physical vapor deposition process, the isolation layer (103) comprising cobalt atoms and barrier atoms located at grain boundaries of the cobalt atoms; and depositing a copper-containing metal layer (104) on the isolation layer (103).
US12119257B2 Floating pin, wafer carrying device and depositing apparatus
The present application provides a floating pin, a wafer carrying device and a depositing apparatus, which relates to the technical field of semiconductor apparatus, and is used for solving the technical problem of low yield of a workpiece to be processed. The floating pin includes a pin body and a pin head connected to one end of the pin body, wherein the pin head protrudes in relation to a side surface of the pin body, and a side surface of a protruding part of the pin head is a curved surface. By reducing the distance between the pin head and the workpiece to be processed, the impact force on the workpiece to be processed when the pin head collides with the workpiece to be processed can be reduced, damages to the workpiece to be processed can be reduced, and the yield of the workpiece to be processed can be improved.
US12119256B2 Replacing end effectors in semiconductor processing systems
A method of replacing an end effector for wafer handling in a semiconductor processing system includes fixing a first end effector jig to a first stage and a second end effector jig to a second stage of the load lock module; positioning a first end effector at the first end effector jig and a second end effector at the second end effector jig, the second end effector fixed relative to the first end effector; and fixing the second end effector to the second end effector jig. The first end effector is replaced with a replacement end effector and the semiconductor processing system returned to production without re-teaching placement of the replacement end effector in a processing module connected to a wafer handling module mounting the end effectors. Semiconductor processing systems and end effector jigs for replacing end effectors in semiconductor processing systems are also described.
US12119255B2 Layered sheet, container, carrier tape, and electronic component packaging body
A layered sheet 10 includes a substrate layer 1, and surface layers 2 and 3 configured to be layered on at least one surface of the substrate layer 1. The substrate layer 1 contains a first thermoplastic resin and inorganic fillers. The surface layers 2 and 3 contain a second thermoplastic resin and a conductive material. A content of the inorganic fillers in the substrate layer 1 is 0.3 to 28 mass % based on a total amount of the substrate layer.
US12119254B2 Electrostatic chuck assembly for plasma processing apparatus
An electrostatic chuck including a clamping layer having a first clamping electrode and a second clamping electrode is disclosed. A first clamping electrode defining a first clamping zone and a second clamping zone is provided. The first clamping zone and the second clamping zone are separated by a first gap and are electrically connected by at least one electrical connection extending across the first gap. A second clamping electrode disposed radially outward from the first clamping electrode. The second clamping electrode defining a third clamping zone and a fourth clamping zone that are separated by a second gap. The third clamping zone and the fourth clamping zone are electrically connected by at least one electrical connection extending across the second gap. Plasma processing apparatuses and systems incorporating the electrostatic chuck are also provided.
US12119247B2 Method for monitoring, determining the position of, and positioning a pin-lifting system
Method for monitoring a state of a pin lifter device (10), wherein the pin lifter device (10) is designed for moving and positioning a substrate in a process atmosphere region (P). The pin lifter device (10) has a coupling (18) and a drive unit (12) having an electric motor, which is designed and interacts with the coupling (18) in such a way that the coupling (18) is adjustable from a lowered normal position into an individual active position and back. The method for monitoring includes progressively receiving a present item of motor current information with respect to a motor current applied to the electric motor, comparing the present motor current information to an item of target current information, and deriving an item of state information based on the comparison.
US12119246B2 Method, device, and non-transitory computer readable medium for determining timing of removing substrate from cassette in substrate processing device, and substrate processing device
Provided is a method, device, and program for determining a timing of removing a substrate from a cassette in substrate processing device, and substrate processing device. In the method, a tentative removal time point of each substrate is calculated by adding a transfer time to a tentative removal time point of the one previous substrate, wherein the transfer time is required from the start of an action of removing a substrate from the cassette to the end of an action of delivering the substrate to an exchanger.
US12119241B2 Unit for supplying substrate treating liquid and apparatus for treating substrate including the same
A unit for supplying a substrate-treating liquid is provided with a first reservoir and a second reservoir between which a differential pressure is constantly maintained to establish a flow rate, along with a substrate-treating apparatus having the unit for supplying the substrate-treating liquid. The unit for supplying the substrate-treating liquid includes a supply reservoir module and a buffer reservoir module. The supply reservoir module includes a first reservoir for supplying the substrate-treating liquid to an inkjet head unit for jetting the substrate-treating liquid onto a substrate, and a second reservoir for recovering the substrate-treating liquid that remains unused in the inkjet head unit. The buffer reservoir module is configured to provide the substrate-treating liquid to the first reservoir. Differential pressure is constantly maintained between the first reservoir and the second reservoir.
US12119236B2 Method for producing a connection structure and semiconductor device
A method of manufacturing a connection structure may include forming an opening in a first main surface of a first substrate, forming a galvanic seed layer over a first main surface of a carrier substrate, and connecting the first main surface of the first substrate to the first main surface of the carrier substrate, such that the galvanic seed layer is arranged between the first main surface of the first substrate and the first main surface of the carrier substrate. The method may further include galvanically forming a conductive material over the galvanic seed layer.
US12119235B2 Methods of manufacture of semiconductor devices having redistribution layer using dielectric material having photoactive component
A passivation layer and conductive via are provided, wherein the transmittance of an imaging energy is increased within the material of the passivation layer. The increase in transmittance allows for a greater cross-linking that helps to increase control over the contours of openings formed within the passivation layer. Once the openings are formed, the conductive vias can be formed within the openings.
US12119233B2 Etching method
An etching method capable of selectively etching an oxide, which method includes an etching step in which an etching target (12) including an oxide is placed in a chamber (10), and the oxide included in the etching target (12) is etched in the chamber (10) using an etching gas containing a fluorine-containing compound including a functional group represented by the chemical formula below: wherein a symbol * means a bonding point with another atom or atomic group. The oxide is at least one of a metal oxide or a semimetal oxide. Further, in the etching step, the etching is performed without generating a plasma of the etching gas in the chamber (10).
US12119228B2 Deposition method
A method of selectively depositing a material on a substrate with a first and second surface, the first surface being different than the second surface. The depositing of the material on the substrate comprises: supplying a bulk precursor comprising metal atoms, halogen atoms and at least one additional atom not being a metal or halogen atom to the substrate; and supplying a reactant to the substrate. The bulk precursor and the reactant have a reaction with the first surface relative to the second surface to form more material on the first surface than on the second surface.
US12119226B2 Method for manufacturing mask structure, semiconductor structure and manufacturing method thereof
A method for manufacturing the mask structure includes: forming a first mask layer, a first buffer layer, a second mask layer, and a second buffer layer sequentially stacked from bottom to top; patterning the second buffer layer and the second mask layer, as to obtain a first pattern structure, the first pattern structure exposes a part of the first buffer layer; forming a first mask pattern on sidewalls of the first pattern structure; forming a carbon plasma layer as a protective layer on an exposed part of an upper surface of the first buffer layer; removing the first pattern structure; and removing a remaining protective layer.
US12119225B2 Oxide semiconductor sputtering target and method of fabricating thin-film transistor using same
An oxide semiconductor sputtering target used in a sputtering process to deposit an active layer of a TFT. The oxide semiconductor sputtering target is formed from a material based on a composition of In, Sn, Ga, Zn, and O. The material contains gallium oxide, tin oxide, zinc oxide, and indium oxide. The In, Sn, Ga, and Zn contents are in ranges of 60% to 80%, 0.5% to 8%, 5% to 15%, and 10% to 30% by weight with respect to the weight of In+Sn+Ga+Zn, respectively. A method of fabricating a TFT includes depositing an active layer using the oxide semiconductor sputtering target. Such a TFT is used in a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting display, an electroluminescence display, and the like.
US12119221B2 PEALD nitride films
A method of depositing nitride films is disclosed. Some embodiments of the disclosure provide a PEALD process for depositing nitride films which utilizes separate reaction and nitridation plasmas. In some embodiments, the nitride films have improved growth per cycle (GPC) relative to films deposited by thermal processes or plasma processes with only a single plasma exposure. In some embodiments, the nitride films have improved film quality relative to films deposited by thermal processes or plasma processes with only a single plasma exposure.
US12119216B2 Arc lamp with forming gas for thermal processing systems
Apparatus, systems, and methods for processing workpieces are provided. An arc lamp can include a tube. The arc lamp can include one or more inlets configured to receive water to be circulated through the arc lamp during operation as a water wall, the water wall configured to cool the arc lamp. The arc lamp can include a plurality of electrodes configured to generate a plasma in a forming gas introduced into the arc lamp via the one or more inlets. The forming gas can be or can include a mixture of a hydrogen gas and an inert gas, the hydrogen gas in the mixture having a concentration less than 4% by volume. The hydrogen gas can be introduced into the arc lamp prior to generating the plasma. The arc lamp may be used for processing workpieces.
US12119211B2 Substrate processing apparatus
A substrate processing apparatus capable of locally controlling a plasma intensity and improving thin film properties and thickness uniformity includes: a power supply unit, a processing unit electrically connected to the power supply unit, and a substrate support unit below the processing unit, wherein the substrate support unit includes a first ground electrode and a second ground electrode.
US12119206B2 Switching circuit
In one embodiment, an impedance matching network includes a variable reactance circuit having fixed reactance components and corresponding switching circuits. Each switching circuit includes a diode and a driver circuit. The driver circuit includes, coupled in series, a biasing current source positioned to provide a bias current to bias the diode, a first switch, a second switch, and a resistor. For each diode of each switching circuit, the control circuit is configured to receive a value related to a voltage drop on the resistor and, based on the value related to the voltage drop, adjust the bias current being provided by the biasing current source.
US12119205B2 Atomic layer etching by electron wavefront
Atomic layer etching of a substrate using a wafer scale wave of precisely controlled electrons is presented. A volume of gaseous plasma including diluent and reactive species and electrons of a uniform steady state composition is generated in a positive column of a DC plasma proximate the substrate. A corrosion layer is formed on the substrate by adsorption of the reactive species to atoms at the surface of the substrate. The substrate is positively biased to draw electrons from the volume to the surface of the substrate and impart an energy to the electrons so to stimulate electron transitions in the corrosion layer species, resulting in ejection of the corrosion layer species via electron stimulation desorption. The substrate is negatively biased to repel the electrons from the surface of the substrate back to the volume, followed by a zero bias to restore the steady state composition of the volume.
US12119200B2 Industrial magnetron
An industrial magnetron includes an anode cylinder body and a cooling block arranged in a columnar manner around an outer periphery of the anode cylinder body, where the cooling block is provided with a refrigerant flow path that circulates a liquid refrigerant to circulate around the anode cylinder body and directly cool the anode cylinder body, and the refrigerant flow path has a helical groove on an inner wall surface.
US12119198B2 Movable bracket interlocking mating connectors with switch activation
In embodiments, systems and apparatus comprise a bracket having a through hole configured to receive a first connector connected to a panel spaced from the bracket, the bracket movable between first and second positions; a switch mountable on the panel, the switch having first and second switch positions; and at least one compression spring extending from the bracket to bias the bracket into the first position spaced away from the switch. When the bracket is in the first position, the switch is in the first switch position, and when the bracket is in the second position, the bracket engages and actuates the switch into the second switch position. The bracket is movable into the second position to engage and actuate the switch by coupling a second connector to the first connector. The switch is configured to trigger a signal indicating that the first connector is connected to the second connector.
US12119192B2 Hermetic terminal and contact device using the hermetic terminal
A contact device according to the present disclosure includes: a metal container having a through hole and an opening; a pipe lead inserted into the through hole; an insulating material that seals the metal container and the pipe lead; and a terminal base made of a low-resistance metal, the terminal base penetrating the pipe lead and being fixed to the pipe lead. The pipe lead has a fragile portion that relieves external stress.
US12119191B2 Systems and methods for controlling a position of contacts in a relay device
A system may include a relay device. The relay device may include an armature that moves between a first position that electrically couples a first contact to a second contact and a second position that electrically uncouples the first contact from the second contact. The relay device may also include a relay coil that receives a voltage configured to magnetize a relay coil, thereby causing the armature to move from the first position to the second position. The system also includes a control system that receives an indication that the armature is in the second position and sends a signal to an actuator in response to receiving the indication. The signal causes an arm associated with the actuator to move the armature to achieve a gap distance between the first contact and the second contact.
US12119190B2 Direct current relay
A direct current relay is disclosed. A movable contact part provided on a direct current relay, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, comprises a movable contact and a pin member that is through-coupled to the movable contact. The movable contact can be supported by the pin member and simultaneously move on a straight line along the pin member. Therefore, even when a physical force is applied to the movable contact, the movable contact does not arbitrarily separate therefrom. The pin member is coupled to a support member insertion-coupled to a housing and an upper yoke. The pin member is formed to have a diameter larger than that of a hollow formed in the support member. The pin member can be insertion-coupled to the support member. Therefore, arbitrary separation of the movable contact can be prevented even without a separate fastening member.
US12119182B2 Multilayer ceramic electronic component including internal conductive layer including a plurality of holes
A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a multilayer body including stacked ceramic layers, internal conductive layers stacked on the ceramic layers, and external electrodes each connected to the internal conductive layers. The internal conductive layers each include holes each having a different area equivalent diameter. The holes include first holes including ceramic pillars therein and second holes not including ceramic pillars therein. The ceramic pillars connect ceramic layers on sides of the internal conductive layers. When an area equivalent diameter in which a cumulative value in a cumulative distribution of area equivalent diameters of the holes existing in each of the internal conductive layers is 90% is defined as an area equivalent diameter D90, an abundance ratio of the first holes in a first population including holes each having the area equivalent diameter D90 or more is about 14% or more.
US12119180B2 Multilayered high-temperature dielectric film
A multilayered dielectric film includes a plurality of nanolayers, with at least one first type of layer including traditional dielectric films and at least one second type of layer including high heat stability polymers. The consultant layered film demonstrates an improved storage modulus and decreased dissipation factor at high temperatures. The at least one first type of layer and the at least one second type of layer differ in dielectric permittivity by a factor of between approximately 0.5 and approximately 1.5 times.
US12119176B2 Supercapacitors and integrated assemblies containing supercapacitors
Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a supercapacitor supported by a semiconductor substrate. The supercapacitor includes first and second electrode bases. The first electrode base includes first laterally-projecting regions, and the second electrode base includes second laterally-projecting regions which are interdigitated with the first laterally-projecting regions. A distance between the first and second laterally-projecting regions is less than or equal to about 500 nm. Carbon nanotubes extend upwardly from the first and second electrode bases. The carbon nanotubes are configured as a first membrane structure associated with the first electrode base and as a second membrane structure associated with the second electrode base. Pseudocapacitive material is dispersed throughout the first and second membrane structures. Electrolyte material is within and between the first and second membrane structures. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.
US12119173B2 Magnetic levitation system, base and carrier of a magnetic levitation system, and method of levitating a carrier
A magnetic levitation system for transporting a carrier is described. The magnetic levitation system includes a base defining a transportation track, a carrier movable relative to the base along the transportation track, and a plurality of active magnetic bearings provided at the base and configured to face a guided structure of the carrier. The guided structure includes a first guided zone and a second guided zone configured to interact with the plurality of active magnetic bearings and a recessed zone. The recessed zone is arranged between the first guided zone and the second guided zone in a transport direction of the carrier and is recessed with respect to the first guided zone and the second guided zone.
US12119172B2 Magnetic mat device
The present invention relates generally to the field of floor mats. More specifically, the present invention relates to a magnetic mat device that prevents a user from wasting excessive amounts of time searching for nuts, bolts, screws, sockets, or other parts that fall onto the floor while working. The device is primarily comprised of a body, further comprised of a top layer, a middle layer, further comprised of at least one magnet, and a bottom layer. Further, the top layer is comprised of a top surface that helps prevent against slips as well as stains from oils and other liquids. Further, the bottom surface is comprised of protrusions that prevent the device from sliding on the floor. The device is also comprised of a side surface comprised of at least one magnet to attach multiple devices together to encompass any size workstation.
US12119162B2 Coil component
A coil component that can stabilize the position of a coil while relaxing the stress between coil wiring and a magnetic layer includes an element body and a coil in the element body. The element body has magnetic layers laminated in a first direction. The coil has pieces of coil wiring laminated in the first direction. The pieces extend along a plane orthogonal to the first direction. Each of the pieces of coil wiring has two faces on both sides in the first direction and two side faces on both sides in a direction orthogonal to the first direction, in a section orthogonal to an extending direction of each of the pieces. The two faces and one side face among the two side faces form a gap with the magnetic layer, and the other side face among the two side faces is in contact with the magnetic layer.
US12119161B2 High-density single-turn inductor
An inductor having a coaxial structure is described. In one example, the structure of the single-turn inductor can include a conductor, an insulation layer, a shielding layer, and a magnetic core. An air duct can be located between the shielding layer and the magnetic core. The shielding layer and the magnetic core can both be connected to a ground. In one example, the single-turn inductor can include a single-layer termination structure formed on terminations of the shielding layer. In another example, the single-turn inductor can include a double-layer termination structure formed on terminations of the shielding layer. Displacement current in the single-turn inductor can be reduced using, for example, lumped equivalent circuit models, a semi-conductive shielding layer model, or a resistive layer and conductive shielding layer model.
US12119160B2 Coil component
A coil component includes an insulating base body and a coil conductor arranged in the base body and having a winding portion extending around a coil axis. The insulating base body includes a magnetic body portion made of a magnetic material and a magnetic gap portion made of a low-permeability material having a lower relative permeability than the magnetic material. The magnetic gap portion is shaped like a ring when seen in a direction along the coil axis and arranged within the winding portion. The magnetic body portion includes a first region positioned within the winding portion, a second region positioned opposite the first region with respect to the magnetic gap portion in the direction along the coil axis, and a third region arranged within a through hole defined by an inner peripheral surface of the magnetic gap portion, where the third region connects together the first and second regions.
US12119154B2 Coil device
The present invention provides a coil device which includes two coil elements in the same device and achieves an improved wire occupancy. The coil device includes a core including a winding core, and a winding wire part of which a first wire and a second wire are wound in a plurality of layers around the winding core, wherein the winding wire part includes a first part in which the first wire and the second wire of a same turn are wound adjacent to each other on a same layer, and a second part in which the first wire and the second wire of a same turn are wound in different layers without being adjacent to each other.
US12119147B2 Resistor device
A resistor device has a resistor body, a first electrode assembly and a second electrode assembly. The resistor body has a resistor layer. The first electrode assembly has two first electrodes symmetrically distributed on both sides of the resistor layer, wherein the first electrodes are electrically connected to the resistor layer. The second electrode assembly has two second electrodes symmetrically distributed on both sides of the resistor layer, wherein the second electrodes are electrically connected to the resistor layer, and positions which the first electrode and the second electrode located on the same side of the resistor layer are connected to the resistor layer have an equipotential. The resistor device does not generate voltage drop through voltammetry detection, improves the accuracy of resistance value precision measurement of the voltammetry detection, and thus can be applied to precision circuits that have high requirements on resistance value precision.
US12119140B2 Insulating bushing
Disclosed herein is an insulating bushing adapted to protect a busbar and having improved waterproof performance. The insulating bushing includes: a first bushing provided with a first bushing passage through which the busbar passes; a second bushing provided with a first bushing-receiving portion receiving an upper portion of the first bushing inserted through a lower portion of the first bushing-receiving portion and a second bushing passage through which the busbar passes; and a cover coupled to an outer surface of the second bushing and provided with a cover passage through which the busbar passes.
US12119139B2 Process for the manufacture of an electric cable by extrusion of a composition based on a propylene polymer and on a dielectric liquid
The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of an electric cable comprising an extruded thermoplastic layer obtained from a composition comprising at least one dielectric liquid and at least one thermoplastic polymer chosen from a propylene homopolymer and copolymer, and also to a cable obtained by said process.
US12119133B2 Circular few layer graphene
Disk shaped fine carbon particles. A fine carbon particle having a diameter of less than 3 microns and a height of less than 0.05 micron substantially in disk form are described. Admixtures with other fine particles are also described.
US12119131B2 Method for synthesizing copper-silver alloy, method for forming conduction part, copper-silver alloy, and conduction part
A method for synthesizing a copper-silver alloy includes an ink preparation step, a coating step, a crystal nucleus formation step and a crystal nucleus synthesis step. In the ink preparation step, a copper salt particle, an amine-based solvent, and a silver salt particle are mixed, thereby preparing a copper-silver ink. In the coating step, a member to be coated is coated with the copper-silver ink. In the crystal nucleus formation step, at least one of a crystal nucleus of copper having a crystal grain diameter of 0.2 μm or less and a crystal nucleus of silver having a crystal grain diameter of 0.2 μm or less is formed from the copper-silver ink. In the crystal nucleus synthesis step, the crystal nucleus of copper and the crystal nucleus of silver are synthesized.
US12119130B2 Permanent magnet insertion device
The present technology relates to a permanent magnet insertion device that includes a frame and a plurality of single pole assemblies adjacently disposed within the frame. Each of the single pole assemblies includes a first member bearing a first permanent-magnet and a second member bearing a second permanent-magnet. The first permanent-magnet and the second permanent-magnet are spaced apart by a gap. At least one of the first member or the second member is movable relative to the other of the first member or the second member to increase or to decrease a dimensional value of the gap. A hydraulic driver is configured to move the first member relative to the second member to increase or to decrease the dimensional value of the gap. A mechanical driver is configured to move the first member relative to the second member to increase or to decrease the dimensional value of the gap.
US12119127B2 Storage device having nuclear fuel assembly receiving housings that are formed using a first notched flat bar with boron and a second notched flat bar without boron
A storage device for storing and/or transporting nuclear fuel assemblies. The storage device includes a number N of adjacent recesses. Some of the recesses created by means of notched, intersecting and stacked plates. In at least one transverse plane, at least one of the adjacent recesses has an inner surface which defines the recess. The adjacent recess being formed in part by a first surface of a first notched plate made with boron and a first surface of a second notched plate made without boron.
US12119126B2 Radiation protection apparatus and materials therefor
The present invention relates to rigid structures and composite materials thereof for providing radiation attenuation/shielding. Some embodiments pertain to a radiation shielding apparatus including: a plurality of positionable radiation-shielding stacks of tiles. The stacks are subsequently and adjacently arranged in a contiguous configuration. A tile positioning mechanism allows movement of tiles within a stack between a stacked (retracted) position and an extended position. In the extended position, the tiles of each of the plurality of radiation shielding stacks at least partially overlap tiles of subsequent and adjacent tile stack at corresponding opposing side-margins thereof.
US12119122B2 Infection risk mapping device, method, and computer-readable storage medium
An information processing device includes at least one processor, in which the processor acquires position information and vital information of a user, determines whether or not the user is an infection risk person who has a probability of infection with an infectious disease, on the basis of the vital information, specifies, in a case where the user is determined to be the infection risk person, an infection risk place where there is a probability that the user is infected by the other person or infects the other person, on the basis of the position information, and distinguishably maps the infection risk place specified for the infection risk person and the infection risk place specified in advance for a confirmed infected person with the infectious disease.
US12119117B2 Method and system for disease quantification of anatomical structures
This disclosure discloses a method and system for predicting disease quantification parameters for an anatomical structure. The method includes extracting a centerline structure based on a medical image. The method further includes predicting the disease quantification parameter for each sampling point on the extracted centerline structure by using a GNN, with each node corresponds to a sampling point on the extracted centerline structure and each edge corresponds to a spatial constraint relationship between the sampling points. For each node, a local feature is extracted based on the image patch for the corresponding sampling point by using a local feature encoder, and a global feature is extracted by using a global feature encoder based on a set of image patches for a set of sampling points, which include the corresponding sampling point and have a spatial constraint relationship defined by the centerline structure. Then, an embed feature is obtained based on both the local feature and the global feature and input into to the node. The method is able to integrate local and global consideration factors of the sampling points into the GNN to improve the prediction accuracy.
US12119114B2 Missing medical diagnosis data imputation method and apparatus, electronic device and medium
The present disclosure discloses a missing medical diagnosis data imputation method and apparatus, an electronic device and a medium. The method includes the following steps: acquiring a medical diagnosis data set with data missing; randomly dividing original data into initial sample point data and candidate sample point data, and constructing and training a generative adversarial network initial imputation model by utilizing the initial sample point data; estimating an influence of sample points on a parameter of the generative adversarial network initial imputation model and a prediction result of the generative adversarial network initial imputation model by utilizing an influence function; and sampling a sample point with highest influence among the candidate sample point data by utilizing a binary search algorithm, and further iteratively optimizing the generative adversarial network initial imputation model so as to impute missing data for the medical diagnosis data.
US12119111B2 Method for controlling robot, robot, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing program
A control method of a robot according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes receiving from an external computer information that instructs the robot to encourage a user to exercise; sensing a user's current position; moving the robot into a predetermined area that includes the user's current position; causing the robot to perform a gesture to encourage the user to exercise; monitoring behavior of the user; and performing driving of the robot along with exercise of the user, based on a result of the monitoring.
US12119110B2 Robotic surgery using multi-user authentication without credentials
One example method for robotic surgery using multi-user authentication without credentials includes receiving, by a robotic surgical device, a case code associated with a medical procedure; validating the case code; determining one or more users associated with the case code; and providing access to the one or more users to the robotic surgical device to enable a robotic surgical procedure.
US12119108B2 Medical ETL task dispatching method, system and apparatus based on multiple centers
The present disclosure discloses a medical ETL task dispatching method, system and apparatus based on multiple centers. The method includes following steps: step S1: testing and verifying ETL tasks; step S2: deploying the ETL tasks to a hospital center, and dispatching the ETL tasks to a plurality of executors for execution; step S3: screening an executor set meeting resource demands of ETL tasks to be dispatched; step S4: calculating a current task load of each executor in the executor set; step S5: selecting the executor with a minimum current task load to execute the ETL tasks; and step S6: selecting, by the dispatching machine, the ETL tasks from executor active queues according to a priority for execution. The present disclosure selects the most suitable executor by analyzing a serving index as a task to be dispatched on a current dispatching machine.
US12119096B2 Healthcare object recognition, systems and methods
Healthcare object (HCO) discriminator systems and methods are presented. Systems can obtain a digital representation of a scene via a sensor interface. An HCO discriminator platform analyzes the digital representation to discriminate objects within the scene as being associated with a type of HCO or as being unrelated to a type of HCO. Once the HCO recognition platform determines that a type of HCO is relevant, it instantiates an actual HCO. The HCO can be routed to one or more destinations based on routing rules generated from a template or based on the manner in which the objects in the scene were discriminated.
US12119092B2 Perioperative education and engagement of surgical patients
When a patient is referred to a physician or hospital for a multi-encounter medical procedure, a computer retrieves information from a patient's electronic medical record (EMR) stored in an electronic medical record system of a medical facility. If the EMR suggests that the patient is possibly at risk, a computer poses a questionnaire to the patient, the questionnaire being specifically diagnostic for the suggested risk condition and/or appropriateness of care preferences of the patient. A computer evaluates the EMR information and questionnaire answers together to evaluate risk characteristics of the patient. Based on the evaluating, the computer recommends at least one pathway to be implemented by the medical staff in the patient's care.
US12119091B1 Utilizing masked autoencoder generative models to extract microscopy representation autoencoder embeddings
The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for training and utilizing generative machine learning models to generate embeddings from phenomic images (or other microscopy representations). For example, the disclosed systems can train a generative machine learning model (e.g., a masked autoencoder generative model) to generate predicted (or reconstructed) phenomic images from masked version of ground truth training phenomic images. In some cases, the disclosed systems utilize a momentum-tracking optimizer while reducing a loss of the generative machine learning model to enable efficient training on large scale training image batches. Furthermore, the disclosed systems can utilize Fourier transformation losses with multi-stage weighting to improve the accuracy of the generative machine learning model on the phenomic images during training. Indeed, the disclosed systems can utilize the trained generative machine learning model to generate phenomic embeddings from input phenomic images (for various phenomic comparisons).
US12119090B1 Utilizing masked autoencoder generative models to extract microscopy representation autoencoder embeddings
The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for training and utilizing generative machine learning models to generate embeddings from phenomic images (or other microscopy representations). For example, the disclosed systems can train a generative machine learning model (e.g., a masked autoencoder generative model) to generate predicted (or reconstructed) phenomic images from masked version of ground truth training phenomic images. In some cases, the disclosed systems utilize a momentum-tracking optimizer while reducing a loss of the generative machine learning model to enable efficient training on large scale training image batches. Furthermore, the disclosed systems can utilize Fourier transformation losses with multi-stage weighting to improve the accuracy of the generative machine learning model on the phenomic images during training. Indeed, the disclosed systems can utilize the trained generative machine learning model to generate phenomic embeddings from input phenomic images (for various phenomic comparisons).
US12119089B2 Generation and use of simulated genomic data
Embodiments of the invention utilize a graph-based approach for simulating genomic datasets from large scale populations. Genomic data may be represented as a directed acyclic graph (DAG) that incorporates individual sample data including variant type, position, and zygosity. A simulator may operate on the DAG to generate variant datasets based on probabilistic traversal of the DAG. This probabilistic traversal reflects genomic variant types associated with the subpopulation used to build the DAG, and as a result, the generated variant datasets maintain statistical fidelity to the original sample data.
US12119088B2 Deep neural network-based sequencing
A system, a method and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium for base calling are described. The base calling method includes processing through a neural network first image data comprising images of clusters and their surrounding background captured by a sequencing system for one or more sequencing cycles of a sequencing run. The base calling method further includes producing a base call for one or more of the clusters of the one or more sequencing cycles of the sequencing run.
US12119087B2 Methods and systems for sequence calling
The present disclosure provides methods and systems for accurate and efficient context-aware base calling of sequences. In an aspect, disclosed herein is a method for sequencing a nucleic acid molecule, comprising: (a) sequencing the nucleic acid molecule to generate a plurality of sequence signals; and (b) determining base calls of the nucleic acid molecule based at least in part on (i) the plurality of sequence signals and (ii) quantified context dependency for at least a portion of the plurality of sequence signals.
US12119086B2 Method and system for performing data analysis for plant phenotyping
The invention relates to a method for performing data analysis for plant phenotyping of single plants in a field and a data acquisition and evaluation system for performing data analysis for plant phenotyping of single plants in a field. Further, the invention relates to a mobile platform for use in the data acquisition and evaluation system. The method comprises the steps of capturing spectral data via a hyperspectral imaging sensor, capturing image data via an image sensor, capturing georeference data via an inertial measurement unit, spatializing the image data to generate georeferenced image data and a digital surface model, spatializing the spectral data, generating georeferenced spectral data based on the spatialized spectral data and the digital surface model and overlaying the georeferenced image data and georeferenced spectral data with field plan information to generate a high-resolution analysis data set.
US12119085B2 System and method of making predictions of mature Cannabis plants from seedling information
Systems and methods of predicting a Cannabis chemotype from genetic data include obtaining a training dataset comprising genetic data for at least one mature Cannabis plant, and corresponding chemotype information for the at least one mature Cannabis plant, generating a chemotype prediction model based on the training dataset, the chemotype prediction model being able to predict the chemotype of a mature Cannabis plant, receiving genetic data for a Cannabis seedling, and predicting, via the chemotype prediction model, the chemotype of the Cannabis seedling upon maturation.
US12119081B2 Semiconductor storage device and control method of semiconductor storage device
A semiconductor storage device includes: a storage element that holds data; a bit line that is coupled to the storage element and in which step-down to reference voltage causes data held in the storage element to be inverted, a first step-down circuit that steps down bit line voltage to a first predetermined value equal to or below the reference voltage, the bit line voltage being voltage applied to the bit line; and a control circuit that detects a first voltage change based on a first output from a first inverter which has a voltage dependence of an occurring delay and a second output from a second inverter in which a voltage dependence of an occurring delay is larger than that of the first inverter, and that controls a step-down amount of the bit line voltage by the first step-down circuit depending on an amount of the detected first voltage change.
US12119078B2 Data processing circuit and semiconductor memory divided into segments
A data processing circuit includes a primary transmission path, multiple secondary transmission paths and multiple storage arrays which share the primary transmission path. Each storage array includes at least two sub-arrays, and the secondary transmission path is formed between each sub-array and the primary transmission path, and the sub-array transmits a signal through the secondary transmission path and the primary transmission path.
US12119077B2 Circuit for receiving data, system for receiving data, and memory device
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a circuit for receiving data, a system for receiving data, and a memory device. The circuit for receiving data includes: a first amplification module, including: an amplification unit, provided with a first node, a second node, a third node, and a fourth node; a first N-channel metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) transistor and a second NMOS transistor, the first NMOS transistor being provided with one terminal connected to the first node and another terminal connected to one terminal of the second NMOS transistor, another terminal of the second NMOS transistor being connected to the second node, a gate of one of the first NMOS transistor and the second NMOS transistor being configured to receive a first complementary feedback signal, and a gate of the other one of the first NMOS transistor and the second NMOS transistor being configured to receive an enable signal.
US12119069B2 Anti-fuse memory reading circuit with controllable reading time
In an anti-fuse memory reading circuit with controllable reading time, a reading time control circuit generates a control signal corresponding to reading time. Based on a clock signal, a programmable reading pulse generation circuit generates a reading pulse with a pulse width corresponding to the control signal. Based on the reading pulse and the control signal, the reading amplification circuit selects a pull-up current source corresponding to the reading time, pulls up a voltage on a bit line (BL) of an anti-fuse memory cell, reads data stored in the anti-fuse memory cell starting from a rising edge of the reading pulse, and latches the read data at a falling edge of the reading pulse. The anti-fuse memory reading circuit can generate a reading pulse with a corresponding pulse width and a pull-up current source with a corresponding size based on the required reading time.
US12119066B2 Flash memory device having multi-stack structure and channel separation method thereof
A flash memory device is provided. The flash memory device includes: a first memory cell; a second memory cell on the first memory cell; and a third memory cell between the first memory cell and the second memory cell. The first memory cell, the second memory cell and the third memory cell share a channel. The third memory cell is configured to block channel sharing between the first memory cell and the second memory cell based on a channel separation voltage provided in first to k-th program loops. The third memory cell is configured to connect the channel sharing between the first memory cell and the second memory cell based on a channel connection voltage provided to the third memory cell in a (k+1)-th program loop.
US12119063B2 Memory device and operation method thereof
Disclosed is a memory device includes a memory block that is connected with a plurality of wordlines, a voltage generating circuit configured to output a first non-selection voltage through a plurality of driving lines, and an address decoding circuit configured to connect the plurality of driving lines with unselected wordlines of the plurality of wordlines. During a wordline setup period for the plurality of wordlines, the voltage generating circuit floats first driving lines corresponding to first unselected wordlines of the unselected wordlines from among the plurality of driving lines when the first unselected wordlines reach a first target level, and floats second driving lines corresponding to second unselected wordlines of the unselected wordlines from among the plurality of driving lines when the second unselected wordlines reach a second target level different from the first target level.
US12119060B2 Content-addressable memory and electronic device including the same
Provided is a content-addressable memory. The content-addressable memory may include a memory cell connected to a match line, a word line, and a search line, and the memory cell includes a first channel layer and a second channel layer doped with different dopants.
US12119059B2 Write method for differential resistive memories
A method is provided for writing a data word to a resistive memory consisting of 2T2R differential cells each having first and second sets of a resistor (R) and a selection transistor (T). The method includes generating an initial codeword, programming it in 1T1R mode, checking its programming in 1T1R mode, inverting it, programming the inverted initial codeword in 1T1R mode, checking its programming in 1T1R mode, and reading, in 2T2R differential mode, that the read data correspond to said initial data. A device designed to implement this write method and to an electronic system including this device is also provided.
US12119058B2 Error correction for identifier data generated from unclonable characteristics of resistive memory
Leveraging stochastic physical characteristics of resistive switching devices to generate data having very low cross correlation among bits of that data is disclosed. Data generated from stochastic physical characteristics can also be referred to as physical unclonable feature—or function—(PUF) data. Additionally, error correction functions for PUF data generated from resistive switching memory cells are provided. The error correction functions facilitate additional redundancy and longevity of PUF data, among other benefits. Different embodiments include addressing arrangements to incorporate ECC parity bits among generated PUF data bits, even for differential PUF bits respectively defined by multiple memory cells in different portions of a resistive memory array.
US12119049B2 Memory controller performing data training, system-on-chip including the memory controller, and operating method of the memory controller
A memory controller includes a first receiver configured to compare a read reference voltage with a piece of data received through a first data line and output a first piece of data; a first duty adjuster configured to adjust a duty of the first piece of data; a second receiver configured to compare the read reference voltage with a piece of data received through a second data line and output a second piece of data; a second duty adjuster configured to adjust a duty of the second piece of data; and a training circuit configured to perform a training operation on pieces of data received through a plurality of data lines, to obtain a target read reference voltage for each piece of data and correct a duty of each piece of data based on a level of the target read reference voltage for each piece of data.
US12119048B2 Semiconductor memory devices and electronic devices including the semiconductor memory devices
A semiconductor memory device includes a data input/output (I/O) buffer, a data first-in/first-out (FIFO) circuit, an address comparing circuit. The data I/O buffer provides a memory cell array with write data. The data FIFO circuit includes plurality of data FIFO buffers which store read data that is read from the memory cell array in each of a plurality of read operations. The data FIFO circuit outputs data stored in one of the plurality of data FIFO buffers based on a plurality of sub matching signals. The address comparing circuit sequentially stores previous addresses accompanied by first commands designating the plurality of read operations and generates the plurality of sub matching signals based on a comparison of the previous addresses and a present address accompanied by a second command designating a present read operation.
US12119044B2 Memory devices and methods for controlling row hammer
Memory devices and methods for controlling a row hammer are provided. The memory device includes a memory cell array including a word line and a plurality of counter memory cells storing an access count value of the word line, and a control logic circuit configured to monitor a row address accessing the word line during a row hammer monitoring time frame and to determine the row address to be a row hammer address when the number of times the word line is accessed is greater than or equal to a threshold value, wherein the row hammer address is to be stored in an address storage. The control logic circuit is further configured to hold up a determination operation for a next row hammer address, based on activation of a latch full signal indicating that there is no free space to store the row hammer address in the address storage.
US12119039B2 Refresh control circuit and method, and memory
A refresh control circuit includes the following: an address output circuit configured to output a to-be-refreshed address signal including a block address signal and a row address signal; a block decoding circuit configured to: receive the block address signal; decode the block address signal and output a first block selection signal for selecting multiple data blocks from the memory array, in response to that the memory array is subjected to no row hammer attack, or decode the block address signal and output a second block selection signal for selecting one data block from the memory array, in response to that the memory array is subjected to a row hammer attack; and a row decoding circuit, configured to receive the row address signal, decode the row address signal and output a row selection signal.
US12119036B2 Magnetic memory devices and methods of controlling domain sizes thereof
A magnetic memory device may include a magnetic track, which is extended in a first direction, and a first electrode, which is provided at a biasing point of the magnetic track and is configured to apply a voltage to the magnetic track. The magnetic track includes a first region between a first end of the magnetic track and the biasing point and a second region between the biasing point and a second end of the magnetic track. The first electrode may be configured to cause a difference between a current density in the first region and a current density in the second region.
US12119028B2 Video segment selection and editing using transcript interactions
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer storage media for identifying candidate boundaries for video segments, video segment selection using those boundaries, and text-based video editing of video segments selected via transcript interactions. In an example implementation, boundaries of detected sentences and words are extracted from a transcript, the boundaries are retimed into an adjacent speech gap to a location where voice or audio activity is a minimum, and the resulting boundaries are stored as candidate boundaries for video segments. As such, a transcript interface presents the transcript, interprets input selecting transcript text as an instruction to select a video segment with corresponding boundaries selected from the candidate boundaries, and interprets commands that are traditionally thought of as text-based operations (e.g., cut, copy, paste) as an instruction to perform a corresponding video editing operation using the selected video segment.
US12119027B2 Method and apparatus for simultaneous video editing
The disclosure generally relates to a method for simultaneously editing a video by a plurality of users which includes receiving a media file at the application server, decoding the media file using the process server, wherein decoding the media file using the process server comprises uncompressing the video streams and audio streams in the media file to access a plurality of video frames of the video stream and a plurality of audio packets of the audio stream, altering a plurality of video frames of a video stream and audio packets of an audio stream using a web application hosted on an application server, previewing the altered video stream and altered audio steam using the application server, and encoding the video stream and audio stream and the associated metadata using the process server.
US12119017B2 Information processing device, information processing system and information processing method
Provided is a device that includes a user spoken voice extraction unit that extracts a user spoken voice from a microphone input sound. The user spoken voice extraction unit analyzes a sound source direction of an input sound, determines whether the input sound includes an external apparatus output sound on the basis of sound source directions of external apparatus output sounds recorded in a database, and removes a sound signal corresponding to a feature amount, for example, a frequency characteristic of the external apparatus output sound recorded in the database, from the input sound to extract a user spoken voice from which the external apparatus output sound has been removed upon determining that the input sound includes the external apparatus output sound.
US12119014B2 Joint acoustic echo cancelation, speech enhancement, and voice separation for automatic speech recognition
A method for automatic speech recognition using joint acoustic echo cancellation, speech enhancement, and voice separation includes receiving, at a contextual frontend processing model, input speech features corresponding to a target utterance. The method also includes receiving, at the contextual frontend processing model, at least one of a reference audio signal, a contextual noise signal including noise prior to the target utterance, or a speaker embedding including voice characteristics of a target speaker that spoke the target utterance. The method further includes processing, using the contextual frontend processing model, the input speech features and the at least one of the reference audio signal, the contextual noise signal, or the speaker embedding vector to generate enhanced speech features.
US12119011B2 Cross product enhanced harmonic transposition
The present invention relates to audio coding systems which make use of a harmonic transposition method for high frequency reconstruction (HFR). A system and a method for generating a high frequency component of a signal from a low frequency component of the signal is described. The system comprises an analysis filter bank providing a plurality of analysis subband signals of the low frequency component of the signal. It also comprises a non-linear processing unit to generate a synthesis subband signal with a synthesis frequency by modifying the phase of a first and a second of the plurality of analysis subband signals and by combining the phase-modified analysis subband signals. Finally, it comprises a synthesis filter bank for generating the high frequency component of the signal from the synthesis subband signal.
US12119010B2 Acoustic environment simulation
Encoding/decoding an audio signal having one or more audio components, wherein each audio component is associated with a spatial location. A first audio signal presentation (z) of the audio components, a first set of transform parameters (w(f)), and signal level data (β2) are encoded and transmitted to the decoder. The decoder uses the first set of transform parameters (w(f)) to form a reconstructed simulation input signal intended for an acoustic environment simulation, and applies a signal level modification (α) to the reconstructed simulation input signal. The signal level modification is based on the signal level data (β2) and data (p2) related to the acoustic environment simulation. The attenuated reconstructed simulation input signal is then processed in an acoustic environment simulator. With this process, the decoder does not need to determine the signal level of the simulation input signal, thereby reducing processing load.
US12119009B2 Sound signal downmixing method, sound signal coding method, sound signal downmixing apparatus, sound signal coding apparatus, program and recording medium
A sound signal downmix method includes an inter-channel relationship information obtaining step of obtaining an inter-channel correlation value and an inter-channel time difference in an approximate manner, and a downmix step of obtaining a downmix signal based on the obtained information. In the inter-channel relationship information obtaining step, multiple channel signals are sorted such that signals of adjacent channels are similar to each other, the inter-channel correlation value and the inter-channel time difference are determined only between adjacent channels after the sorting, the inter-channel correlation value between non-adjacent channels is obtained by determining a value that has a monotonically non-decreasing relationship with the inter-channel correlation between the adjacent channels, and the inter-channel time difference between non-adjacent channels is obtained by adding up the inter-channel time differences of adjacent channels.
US12119008B2 End-to-end integration of dialog history for spoken language understanding
Systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products to facilitate end to end integration of dialogue history for spoken language understanding are provided. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise a processor that executes components stored in memory. The computer executable components comprise a conversation component that encodes speech-based content of an utterance and text-based content of the utterance into a uniform representation.
US12119007B2 Dynamically adapting fulfillment of a given spoken utterance based on a user that provided the given spoken utterance
Implementations described herein relate to determining how to fulfill a spoken utterance based on a user that provided the spoken utterance. For example, implementations can receive a spoken utterance from a user, determine a set of fulfillment actions for the spoken utterance, and determine whether the user that provided the spoken utterance corresponds to a first user or a second user. Further, and in response to determining that the user corresponds to the first user, implementations can select a subset of first fulfillment action(s) from the set, and cause the subset of first fulfillment action(s) to be implemented to satisfy the spoken utterance. Moreover, and in response to determining that the user corresponds to the second user, implementations can select a subset of distinct, second fulfillment action(s) from the set, and cause the subset of second fulfillment action(s) to be implemented to satisfy the spoken utterance.
US12119006B2 Biasing interpretations of spoken utterance(s) that are received in a vehicular environment
Implementations described herein relate to various techniques for biasing interpretations of spoken utterances that are received in a vehicular environment. For example, implementations can receive a spoken utterance that includes a query from a user of a vehicle and obtain a corresponding vehicle sensor data instance generated by vehicle sensor(s) of the vehicle. Some implementations can determine to execute a search over only a first corpus of data, but not a second corpus of data, to obtain a given response to the query based on various criteria, including at least the query, the corresponding vehicle sensor data instance, a corresponding timestamp associated with the corresponding vehicle sensor data instance, and/or a corresponding duration of time the user has been associated with the vehicle. Additional, or alternative, implementations can execute a search over both the first and second corpora of data, and obtain the given response based on the criteria.
US12119004B2 Systems and methods for voice audio data processing
The present disclosure may provide a voice audio data processing system. The voice audio data processing system may obtain voice audio data, which includes one or more voices, each being respectively associated with one of one or more subjects. For one of the one or more voices and the subject associated with the voice, the voice audio processing system may generate a text based on the voice audio data. The text may have one or more sizes, each size corresponding to one of one or more volumes of the voice. The text may have one or more colors, each color corresponding to one of one or more emotion types of the voice.
US12119000B2 Input detection windowing
A device, such as Network Microphone Device or a playback device, detecting an event associated with the device or a system comprising the device. In response, an input detection window is opened for a given time period. During the given time period the device is arranged to receive an input sound data stream representing sound detected by a microphone. The input sound data stream is analyzed for a plurality of keywords and/or a wake-word for a Voice Assistant Service (VAS) and, based on the analysis, it is determined that the input sound data stream includes voice input data comprising a keyword or a wake-word for a VAS. In response, the device takes appropriate action such as causing the media playback system to perform a command corresponding to the keyword or sending at least part of the input sound data stream to the VAS.
US12118996B2 Method for processing voice signals of multiple speakers, and electronic device according thereto
Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device includes a processor configured to execute one or more instructions stored in a memory to: control a receiver to receive a speech signal; determine whether the received speech signal includes speech signals of a plurality of different speakers; when the received speech signal includes the speech signals of the plurality of different speakers, detect feature information from a speech signal of each speaker; determine relations between pieces of speech content of the plurality of different speakers, based on the detected feature information; determine a response method based on the determined relations between the pieces of speech content; and control the electronic device such that an operation of the electronic device is performed according to the determined response method.
US12118995B1 Identifying a location of a voice-input device
Techniques for identifying a location of a voice-controlled device within an environment. After identifying a location of the device, the device may receive a voice command from a user within the environment and may determine a response to the command based in part on the location, may determine how to output a response based in part on the location or may determine how to interact with the user based in part on the location.
US12118994B2 Providing contextual automated assistant action suggestion(s) via a vehicle computing device
Implementations set forth herein relate to an automated assistant that can provide suggestions for a user to interact with the automated assistant to control applications while in a vehicle. The suggestions can be provided to encourage hands-free interactions with the applications, by suggesting an assistant input that invokes the automated assistant to operate as an interface between the user and the applications. Assistant suggestions can be based on a context of a user and/or a context of the vehicle, such as content of a display interface of a device that the user is accessing while in the vehicle. For instance, the automated assistant can determine that an action that the user has employed an application to perform can be initialized more safely and/or in less time by utilizing a particular assistant input. This particular assistant input can then be rendered at an interface of a vehicle computing device.
US12118992B2 Voice interaction method and apparatus, device and computer storage medium
Technical solutions relate to the fields of artificial intelligence technologies and voice technologies. A technical solution includes: performing voice recognition and demand analysis on a voice instruction input by a user; in response to an unknown demand obtained by the demand analysis, acquiring information of a query entity and query content using a result of the demand analysis, and acquiring reply information corresponding to the query content by communication with the query entity; and returning a first voice response to the user using the reply information.
US12118984B2 Systems and methods to resolve conflicts in conversations
Systems and methods are presented herein for providing a user with a notification, or access to content, based on the user's factual discourse during a conversation with other users. A first user may provide a first statement. A second user may provide a second statement. An application determines the first and the second statement are associated with first and second user profiles, respectively. The application analyzes the elements of each respective statement and determines there is a conflict between the user statements. In response to determining there is a conflict between the respective statements, the application generates a respective search query to verify each respective statement. When the application determines there is an answer that resolves the conflict between the respective statements, the application generates a notification for the users that comprises the answer that resolves the conflict and may include access to content affirming the answer.
US12118982B2 System and method for constraining air traffic communication (ATC) transcription in real-time
Systems and methods are provided for the selection of a speech model for automatic speech recognition during the runtime of a transcription system, the system includes an event detector to determine one of a number of flight events that include flight plan changes and phase transitions based on data received from a set of inputs; an intelligent keyword generator to collate a set of keywords associated with the flight plan information and to generate a wordlist in response to a determination by the event detector of flight plan changes or flight phase transitions; and a processor to determine whether the wordlist is covered by a current speech model implemented in the automatic speech recognition wherein if the wordlist is not covered by the current speech model, then the processor to select a pre-built speech model that covers the wordlist for use as the current speech model in the automatic speech recognition.
US12118981B2 Determining multilingual content in responses to a query
Implementations relate to determining multilingual content to render at an interface in response to a user submitted query. Those implementations further relate to determining a first language response and a second language response to a query that is submitted to an automated assistant. Some of those implementations relate to determining multilingual content that includes a response to the query in both the first and second languages. Other implementations relate to determining multilingual content that includes a query suggestion in the first language and a query suggestion in a second language. Some of those implementations relate to pre-fetching results for the query suggestions prior to rendering the multilingual content.
US12118972B2 Systems and methods for manufacturing acoustic panels
The present disclosure relates to methods of manufacturing an acoustic absorption system. The acoustic absorption system can include a curtain that includes one or more insulating or acoustic absorption sheets. The manufacturing method uses press welding to seal the insulating sheets between a first layer of material and a second layer of material. Each insulating sheets is disposed within a corresponding compartment of the acoustic absorption system and an entire perimeter of each compartment can be sealed simultaneously, wherein the seals form a plurality of panels.
US12118970B2 Compensating noise removal artifacts
An apparatus including circuitry configured to: obtain at least two audio signals; determine, with respect to the at least two audio signals, an audio object part and an ambience audio part; determine a level parameter based on the ambience audio part; apply a noise suppression to the audio object part, wherein the noise suppression is configured to be controlled based on the determined level parameter; and generate a noise suppressed audio object part based on the applied noise suppression.
US12118967B2 Customizable guitar stand
A customizable stand for storing and displaying musical instruments, such as guitars, is disclosed. The customizable stand includes a rectangular frame having four vertical posts and a plurality of horizontal supports with at least one shelf extending transversely within the frame and supported by the four vertical posts. The customizable stand may also include a music box and a plurality of wheels attached to the frame.
US12118966B2 Detachable, pitch changing accessory for lap-based stringed instrument
An accessory for a stringed instrument includes a base and at least one leg-actuated lever arm pivotably attached to the base. The base is attached to the body of the instrument. A string is attached to the lever arm such that pivoting of the lever arm via application of force by the player's leg changes tension of the string. In implementations with two lever arms, one lever arm may be calf-actuated, and the other lever arm may be thigh-actuated. Lever arm rotation limiters and spring tension adjusters enable the pitch change to be accurately set and repeatably implemented during play.
US12118960B2 Display device and control method therefor
A display device and a control method therefor are disclosed. The display device includes: a display; a transmitter configured to transmit an infrared (IR) signal; and one or more processors configured to: control the display to display a multi-screen including a plurality of images based on a plurality of image signals received from a plurality of source devices, each of the plurality of source devices using a same IR protocol; perform, based on a user command indicating a first image from among the plurality of images, a process for selectively controlling a first source device, from among the plurality of source devices, which provides the first image; and transmit an IR signal for selectively controlling the first source device through the transmitter.
US12118959B2 Gamma voltage generating circuit, source driver and display device including the same
A display device including a display panel including a scan line, a data line, and a pixel connected thereto, a gate driver, and a source driver including a gamma voltage generator to generate gamma voltages having different voltage levels, a digital-to-analog converter to generate the data voltage corresponding to a gray scale value using the gamma voltages, and a source buffer, in which the gamma voltage generator includes a first resistor string to set a voltage range of the gamma voltages, a second resistor string to set tab gamma voltages corresponding to some of the gamma voltages within the voltage range, gamma buffers to output the tab gamma voltages, and a third resistor string including tabs respectively connected to output terminals of the gamma buffers, the third resistor string being configured to divide a voltage between the tabs to generate the gamma voltages.
US12118956B2 Display panel control method and display module
The present application provides a display panel control method and a display module. A display voltage corresponding to corresponding pixel unit can be compensated for based on a difference between a first feed-through voltage generated by a pixel electrode when a first transistor is turned from on to off and a second feed-through voltage generated by a common electrode when a second transistor is turned from on to off, so as to improve the problem such as the flicker or the image sticking in the display picture due to the unevenness of the feed-through voltages.
US12118955B2 Driving method and driving circuit of display panel, and display device
A driving method and a driving circuit for a display panel, and a display device. In the driving method, a binding-point voltage is first detected and a voltage difference between the binding-point voltage and a common-electrode voltage is obtained through a calculation. In case that the voltage difference between the binding-point voltage and the common-electrode voltage is smaller than a preset voltage difference, an existence of a problem of bright and dark lines on the display panel is indicated, the data voltage waveform has a ramp-up, and a charging rate of a blue pixel or a green pixel is insufficient, in this case, the binding-point voltage, i.e., a charging voltage of the red pixel is boosted to reduce a charging loss during a ramp-up process, and to increase the charging rate, so that the bright and dark lines of the display panel can be improved, thereby improving the display effect.
US12118951B2 Display system with optical device
A display system includes a display screen layer, a coupling region, an upper guide, a first coupler, a second coupler, and an optical element. The coupling region may be positioned along a sidewall of the display screen layer and may route a beam between the optical element and the upper guide and may route the beam between the first coupler and the second coupler. The first coupler may be positioned along a front surface of the upper guide and may couple a beam through the front surface of the upper guide. The second coupler may be positioned between the coupling region and the upper guide and may couple the beam between the coupling region and the upper guide. The optical element may be positioned below a back surface of the upper guide. A computing device with the display system is also disclosed.
US12118946B2 Scan circuit and display apparatus
A scan circuit is provided, including first, second and third control signal driving circuits; wherein, in a first region, the first control signal driving circuit includes L stages, L being an integer ≥1; in a second region, the second control signal driving circuit includes M1 stages and the third control signal driving circuit includes M2 stages, M1, M2 each being an integer ≥1; in a third region, the first control signal driving circuit includes N1 stages, the second control signal driving circuit includes N2 stages, and the third control signal driving circuit includes N3 stages, N1, N2, N3 each being an integer ≥2; and the first region, the second region, and the third region surround a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion of a perimeter of a display region, respectively, the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion being at least partially non-overlapping.
US12118945B2 Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a data driving portion having a plurality of driving portions corresponding to a plurality of split regions of a display panel, a gamma voltage portion providing a same gamma voltage set to the plurality of driving portions, and a data processing portion including a data adjustment portion and a maximum dimming signal extraction portion. The data adjustment portion can process a plurality of input image data corresponding to the plurality of split regions to output a plurality of output image data to the plurality of driving portions, and the maximum dimming signal extraction portion can provide a maximum dimming signal among a plurality of dimming signals for the plurality of split regions to the gamma voltage portion.
US12118944B2 Controllers to drive display lines
In examples, an electronic device comprises a camera and a display having a transparent area aligned with the camera. The display comprises a first line corresponding to a pixel row or column of the display, the first line extending from a first end of the display to the transparent area. The display comprises a second line corresponding to the pixel row or column and extending from a second end of the display to the transparent area, the first and second lines separated by a gap. The electronic device includes a controller coupled to the display, the controller to drive the first and second lines consecutively.
US12118942B2 Display panel and display device
A display panel including a pixel driving circuit including a driving transistor, a first transistor having a gate electrode connected to a first gate line and a first electrode connected to a gate electrode of the driving transistor, and a second transistor having a gate electrode connected to a second gate line, a first electrode connected to the gate electrode of the driving transistor, and a second electrode connected to a second electrode of the driving transistor, the driving transistor is a P type transistor, and the first transistor and the second transistor are N type transistors, wherein the display panel further includes: a base substrate, a first conductive layer, a third conductive layer, and a first conducting part.
US12118939B2 Pixel circuit and driving method therefor, array substrate, and display device
A pixel circuit and a driving method therefor, an array substrate and a display device are provided. The pixel circuit includes a driving circuit, a data writing circuit, a first initialization circuit. The driving circuit is configured to control a driving current; the data writing circuit is configured to write a data signal into the control terminal of the driving circuit; the first initialization circuit is configured to apply a first initialization voltage to the control terminal of the driving circuit, and includes a first transistor; the data writing circuit includes a second transistor and the driving circuit includes a third transistor; semiconductor materials of active layers of both the first transistor and the second transistor have a smaller leakage current characteristic than a semiconductor material of a third active layer of the third transistor.
US12118936B2 Pixel circuit and driving method thereof and display panel having the same
A pixel circuit may comprise: a first transistor having a first terminal connected to a data line and to which a data signal is applied and a gate terminal connected to a scan line and to which a scan signal is applied; a third transistor having a gate terminal connected to a second terminal of the first transistor and a second terminal connected to a light emitting device; a capacitor having a second terminal commonly connected to the second terminal of the first transistor and the gate terminal of the third transistor; and a second transistor having a second terminal commonly connected to a first terminal of the capacitor and a first terminal of the third transistor, a first terminal connected to a first power supply voltage, and a gate terminal connected to an emission line to which an emission signal is applied.
US12118934B2 Display device
A display device, by detecting a subpixel which is a defect by using an electronic fuse electrically connected to a driving transistor disposed on a subpixel and performing a repair, a display device being capable of detecting a defect and repairing by a circuit driving of the subpixel can be provided. Thus, even in the case that a repair by a physical method is not possible according to types of the display device, by detecting a defect of the subpixel and performing a repair, an image quality deterioration due to the defect of the subpixel can be prevented.
US12118933B2 Pixel circuit, driving method, electroluminescent display panel and display apparatus
Disclosed are a pixel circuit, a driving method, an electroluminescent display panel and a display apparatus. The pixel circuit includes: a driving control module, a first light emitting control module, a light emitting device and a first capacitor; where the first light emitting control module is coupled between the driving control module and a first electrode of the light emitting device; and the first capacitor is coupled between the light emitting control end and the first electrode of the light emitting device.
US12118930B2 Drive circuit, display device, and debugging method
A drive circuit, a display device, and a debugging method. The drive circuit is coupled to a display panel, the display panel includes a plurality of display regions, and the drive circuit includes a plurality of compensation sub-circuits. The plurality of compensation sub-circuits are coupled to the plurality of display regions in a one-to-one corresponding manner through traces, and each of the compensation sub-circuits is configured to output a voltage determined based on a wire resistance of the trace to the corresponding display region through the traces. The display panel is configured as a plurality of display regions, and each display region is coupled to one drive circuit through one single trace, such that the compensation sub-circuits can apply different voltages to the display regions, and the voltages are determined based on wire resistances of the traces.
US12118929B2 Light emitting display device and driving method of the same
A display device includes a display panel configured to display an image, a data driver configured to supply a data voltage to the display panel, and a timing controller configured to control the data driver, and the data driver pauses a data latch operation.
US12118927B2 Electronic apparatus
An electronic apparatus includes a first light emitting array and a second light emitting array. The first light emitting array includes first light-emitting units disposed in a first region and a first sub region. The second light emitting array is disposed adjacent to the first light emitting array. The second light emitting array includes second light-emitting units disposed in a second region and a second sub region. The difference between the average brightness in the first region and the average brightness in the second region is in a range from 0% to 20%, and the difference between the average brightness in the first sub region and the average brightness in the second sub region is less than the difference between the average brightness in the first region and the average brightness in the second region.
US12118924B2 Display device having plurality of initialization power sources
A display device includes pixels, and a power supply to supply a first initialization voltage to the pixels through a first initialization power line, and to supply a second initialization voltage to the pixels through a second initialization power line. At least one of the pixels includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, and a light emitting element.
US12118923B2 Driving circuit for display panel
The present application provides a driving circuit for display panel, which comprises a driving-signal generating circuit generating a driving signal in a frame time for driving a display element of a display panel. The driving signal includes at least one first turn-on pulse width, at least one first turn-off pulse width, at least one second turn-on pulse width, and at least one second turn-off pulse width. The first turn-on pulse width is greater than the second turn-on pulse width. The first turn-off pulse width is smaller than the second turn-off pulse width. By adopting the driving circuit according to the present application, EMI may be reduced and the displaying quality may be improved.
US12118922B2 Display apparatus
A display apparatus according to embodiments may comprise: a PCB comprising a plurality of layers having a circuit printed thereon; a plurality of driver ICs which transmit at least one signal and are attached to the inside of the PCB; a driver circuit connecting the driver ICs in a first direction; scan ICs included in the driver ICs, respectively; a scan circuit connecting the scan ICs in the first direction and not crossing the driver circuit; and a controller that controls at least one of the driver ICs, the driver circuit, and the scan circuit.
US12118918B2 Method and system for transmitting data, timing controller, and source driver chip
Provided is a method for transmitting data. The method includes: transmitting equalization matching data to a source driver chip upon sending a link stable pattern to the source driver chip, wherein the equalization matching data is configured for the source driver chip to determine a target equalization gain, and perform gain compensation, based on the target equalization gain, on display data from the timing controller; and transmitting the display data to the source driver chip in response to a first condition being met, wherein the first condition is that the source driver chip determines the target equalization gain.
US12118917B2 Driving system and driving method of display panel
A driving system and a display panel are provided. The driving system includes a timing controller and a driving chip. The driving chip receives the video signal and processes the video signal to output a characteristic current or a regular current to the display panel. The driving chip outputs the characteristic current to the display panel when the driving chip receives the characteristic video signal and to output the regular current to the display panel when the driving chip receives the regular video signal, and the characteristic current is smaller than regular current. The driving system of the display panel according to the present disclosure could alleviate the capacitor coupling effect caused by the large voltage jump introduced by the huge gray value difference when the display panel in a frame transition and thus improve the horizontal crosstalk of the display panel.
US12118912B2 Pixel structure and display panel
A pixel structure and a display panel are provided. The pixel structure includes a plurality of pixel units. Each pixel unit includes a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel and a third sub-pixel. The first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel are located on the same side of the third sub-pixel along the first direction. Each of the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel is arranged opposite to the third sub-pixel, and the first sub-pixel is arranged opposite to the second sub-pixel along the second direction. The areas of the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel increase sequentially. The third sub-pixel includes a body portion and an extension portion. The body portion extends in the second direction, the extension portion is connected to the body portion and extends in the first direction towards the first sub-pixel and is arranged opposite to the first sub-pixel.
US12118908B2 Electronic device and method for controlling display of same
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first display driving circuit configured to control the first area of the flexible display, a second display driving circuit configured to control the second area of the flexible display, a processor, and a memory storing instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to: while the housing is in the flat state, display a first execution screen, corresponding to a first application, on the first area and the second area of the flexible display, while the first execution screen, corresponding to the first application, is displayed on the first area and the second area of the flexible display, identify the housing being moved from flat state to the partially folded state, based at least on the housing being moved from the flat state to the partially folded state, display a second execution screen corresponding to the first application, different from the first execution screen, on the first area and the second area of the flexible display, and while the second execution screen is displayed in the partially folded state, control the first display driving circuit and the second driving circuit such that one of the first area and the second area of the flexible display, which is more closely aligned with a ground plane, consumes electrical power less than electrical power consumed by the other one of the first area and the second area of the flexible display.
US12118907B2 Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a display panel in which pixels, signal lines connected to the pixels, and gate lines supplying gate signals to the pixels are provided, and link lines provided on a rear surface of the display panel and connected to the signal lines provided on a front surface of the display panel, wherein a test unit is provided at ends of the link lines on the rear surface.
US12118904B2 Active electronic shelf label
Disclosed in the present disclosure is an active electronic shelf label, including: a shelf label body, a guide rail, a guide rail positive power supply line, a guide rail negative power supply line, a shelf label positive elastic sheet, and a shelf label negative elastic sheet. The shelf label body is connected to the guide rail and movable along the guide rail. The guide rail positive power supply line and the guide rail negative power supply line are respectively provided along the guide rail. A first contact point of the shelf label positive elastic sheet is electrically coupled to a power input terminal of the shelf label body. A first contact point of the shelf label negative elastic sheet is electrically coupled to a power output terminal of the shelf label body. A second contact point of the shelf label positive elastic sheet is electrically coupled to the guide rail positive power supply line by contact, and a second contact point of the shelf label negative elastic sheet is electrically coupled to the shelf label negative elastic sheet by contact. The present disclosure can improve the efficiency of installing and disassembling the electronic shelf label, enables flexible adjustment of the position of the shelf label body on the guide rail according to actual needs, and is simple in structure, light in weight, and easy to maintain.
US12118901B1 Luggage tag
The luggage tag is an identification device. The luggage tag comprises a tag panel, an anchor panel, and a luggage item. The luggage item further comprises an anchor point. The tag panel attaches to the anchor panel to form a lateral disk structure. The lateral disk structure formed by the tag panel and the anchor panel attaches to the anchor point of the luggage item. The lateral disk structure is a flexible structure. The lateral disk structure displays a tag panel image that: a) uniquely identifies the luggage item; and, b) associated the luggage item with its owner.
US12118896B2 Visual bionic digestive system for human gastrointestinal tract model
The present invention discloses a visual bionic digestive system for a human gastrointestinal tract model, and belongs to the field of bionic digestive systems. The visual bionic digestive system for a human gastrointestinal tract model comprises a reaction system and a control system; the reaction system comprises a bionic stomach system, a bionic small intestine system, a bionic large intestine system and a filtering system; the control system comprises a PLC, peristaltic pumps, and a circulating water tank; the water inlet pipes of the bionic stomach system, the bionic small intestine system, and the bionic large intestine system are connected to a water outlet of the circulating water tank through water pipes; the water outlet pipes of the bionic stomach system, the bionic small intestine system, and the bionic large intestine system are connected to a water inlet of the circulating water tank through water pipes, solenoid valves are arranged on the water pipes, and the solenoid valves on the water pipes are controlled by the PLC. The bionic digestive system provided by the present invention has the advantages of strong visibility, high automation, device modularization, and simple and effective gastrointestinal peristalsis simulation way.
US12118895B2 Mixed-reality endoscope and surgical tools with haptic feedback for integrated virtual-reality visual and haptic surgical simulation
An apparatus has a device representing an endoscope, the device being either an endoscope or a dummy endoscope having shape and feel resembling an endoscope, and includes a tracker adapted to operate with a three-dimensional tracking system to track location and orientation of the device in three dimensions in a simulated operating-room environment. The apparatus also has a physical head model comprising hard and soft components, the device representing an endoscope configured to be inserted into the physical head model to provide a haptic feedback of endoscopic surgery.
US12118892B2 Ornament apparatus, systems and methods
Systems, methods and apparatus are disclosed involving an ornament having electronics for interaction with a participant and for interaction with a social media platform, and in a particular embodiment, to an ornament having an integrated camera, an integrated speaker, an integrated microphone and other electronics adapted to have the ornament interact with a participant, such as a child, and electronically capture the audio, video, or both of the interaction with the participant and make such available via the social media platform.
US12118891B2 Flight path configuration method and device
A flight path configuration method includes: acquiring flight path information of an unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle is in an idle state; determining a tracking area where the unmanned aerial vehicle is located, wherein at least one base station is located in the tracking area; and sending first paging signaling to the base station, wherein the first paging signaling includes the flight path information, and the first paging signaling is used to instruct the base station to send the flight path information to the unmanned aerial vehicle by means of preset signaling. The configuration of a flight path can be completed on the basis of an operator's network without establishing a proprietary link, thereby simplifying the configuration process.
US12118887B2 Collision warning unit, mobile communications devices and method for collision warning
Disclosed is a collision warning unit configured to emit a detection signal into a surrounding area and to receive at least one signal component reflected at an object in the surrounding area, and, depending on the received signal component, to output a collision warning signal. The collision warning unit has a UWB (ultra-wideband) radar for transmitting the detection signal and receiving the reflected signal component.
US12118884B2 Cooperative artificial intelligent assisted driving
Systems and methods of cooperative autonomous driving which maximize objectives of a global traffic environment are provided. In particular, a cooperative controller may control multiple connected vehicles within a traffic environment. In certain embodiments, the cooperative controller may assign each connected vehicle a traffic role, based in part on their situation within the traffic environment. In some embodiments, this traffic role may also be based on a “priority level” for the connected vehicle which corresponds to a desired travel time. Once traffic roles have been assigned, the cooperative controller may control each connected vehicle according to a driving policy associated with its assigned traffic role.
US12118881B1 System and method for providing consolidated events in a traffic management control centre using situational awareness
A system and method for providing consolidated events in a traffic management control centre may include: obtaining a plurality of raw events, each from an event source and each including at least one of a geographical location, timestamp and event type; validating each of the raw events against a set of rules; terminating the raw events for which validation is not successful and leaving validated events; obtaining context data from a plurality of georeferenced dynamic map layers; matching each of the validated events with the georeferenced dynamic map layers using the at least one of geographical location, timestamp and event type, and enriching each of the validated events with the associated context data to generate enriched events; matching each of the enriched events against a plurality of stored events to generate consolidated events; and providing at least one of the consolidated events to a user.
US12118880B2 Systems and methods for coordinated vehicle lane assignment
Systems and methods described herein relate to coordinated vehicle lane assignment. One embodiment receives from a locality manager, at a section manager that communicates with one or more connected vehicles in a section of a roadway, target lateral flows for two or more lanes of the roadway in the section of the roadway; converts the target lateral flows to a target number of connected vehicles N at the section manager; selects for lane change, at the section manager, a set of N connected vehicles whose ranked distances from a following vehicle in a target lane are greatest among the one or more connected vehicles, when a direction of lane change is uniform among the set of N connected vehicles; and transmits lane-change actions from the section manager to the set of N connected vehicles.
US12118878B2 Techniques for release assistance indication assertion
Techniques for transmitting data include one or more processors of a computing device included in a network device identifying data to be transmitted; and while a data session window is open: transmitting, using a transmitter of the network device, the data to a transceiver that is included in the network device and is separate from the one or more processors, wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit the data outside of the network device; and in response to determining that there is no additional data to be transmitted, (a) delaying for a period of time, and (b) after the period of time, instructing the transceiver to end the data session window early and transition to a lower power state.
US12118868B2 Child monitoring devices and systems
A child monitoring device has a plurality of sensors to sense data relating to a child to be monitored, a wireless communications unit and a processing unit. The processing unit is able to receive signals from the sensors, receive data relating to the child input via said wireless communications unit, cause the wireless communications unit to wirelessly communicate with an external database to receive data, process the signals received from said sensors to determine child development conditions, compare determined child development conditions with the data received from external database, and cause said wireless communications unit to transmit messages containing child development information for reception by an external device.
US12118867B2 Notification apparatus, notification method, notification system, and computer readable recording medium
The invention provides a notification apparatus 1 including an alarm sound generating unit 2 for generating alarm sounds, a location information obtaining unit 3 for obtaining location information, an activating unit 4 for activating the alarm sound generating unit 2 and the location information obtaining unit 3, a communication unit 5 for performing low-power wide-area wireless communication, and a control unit 6 for transmitting notification information via the communication unit 5 if the control unit 6 fails to obtain the location information from the location information obtaining unit 3 after the activating unit 4 activated the alarm sound generating unit 2, the notification information including notification apparatus identifying information identifying the notification apparatus a and notification occurrence information indicative of occurrence of notification.
US12118864B2 Security device zones
A method is provided. The method includes receiving, from a monitor interface implemented by a first computing device, input specifying a zone within a field of view of an image capture device; storing, in response to reception of the input, a record defining the zone; receiving, from the image capture device, an image acquired within the field of view by the image capture device; and rendering, via a customer interface implemented by a second computing device distinct from the first computing device, the image with a representation of the zone overlaid upon the image.
US12118857B2 Method of verifying that a wager was placed before market close
The present disclosure provides a method to determine if a user had placed a wager and verify that the wager was placed before the wagering market closed in a play-by-play wagering network. This method provides the ability to receive a wager from a user and allows the wagering network to receive a timestamp from the user's device to determine if the wager was placed before the market closing. Also, this method provides the ability to verify that there is no fraud, malicious activity, or cheating from the user by verifying that through a 3rd party network, such as the user's network connecting the user to the internet, that the timestamps provided by the network are correct and allowing the user to confirm their wager if received a few moments after the market has closed.
US12118856B2 Electronic gaming based on intermediate points in an event
Systems and methods related to gaming based on the results at intervals of a race. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US12118850B2 Gaming chip with a stripe pattern and management system for identification of the gaming chip based on imaging
A management system includes a recording device recording an image of a gaming chip and an inspection device determining a type and authenticity of the gaming chip. The gaming chip has a multilayer structure in which both sides of a colored layer are sandwiched between light color layers, surface printing representing a type of the gaming chip is performed on outer sides of the light color layers, and an authenticity recognition mark is printed on the colored layer of an inside of the light color layers by an infrared absorbing material. A visible light camera photographs a visible light image of the surface printing, and an infrared light camera photographs an infrared image of the internal printing. The inspection device determines the type and authenticity of the gaming chip using the visible light image and the infrared image.
US12118848B2 Systems, apparatus, and methods for unlocking higher RTP games
An electronic gaming machine for providing player access to a higher return to player (RTP) wagering games is provided. The electronic gaming machine includes at least one memory device and at least one processor in communication with the at least one memory device. The at least one processor executes instructions to store a plurality of wagering games, including a first wagering game with a first RTP and a second wagering game with a second RTP. The first RTP and the second RTP are different. The at least one processor also executes instructions to execute the first wagering game, receive a player identifier from a player, determine that the player has access to the second wagering game based, at least in part, on the player identifier, and execute the second wagering game for the player.
US12118847B2 System and method for providing awards based on dynamic reels
Systems and methods which provide a player zero, one or more awards based on a variable quantity of symbol display positions associated with one or more reels.
US12118846B2 Enhanced personalized gesture inputs at an electronic gaming machine
Devices, systems and methods are provided. A device may include a gesture input device to detect gesture inputs performed by a user, a processor circuit, and a memory coupled to the processor circuit. The memory includes machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to receive a first gesture input value from the first gesture input device and that corresponds to a user-specific gesture that the user performs, associate the first gesture input value with a first gaming device operation to be performed by the gaming device, receive the first gesture input value that is associated with the first gaming device operation, and responsive to receiving the first gesture input value that is associated with the first gaming device operation, cause the gaming device to perform the first gaming device operation.
US12118845B2 Disk feeding device
Provided are a holding body that holds a guide roller and locking position changing means for changing a locking position of the holding body with respect to a base body along a track in a circumferential direction centered on a rotation axis of a rotary disk, the locking position changing means including a first tooth row and a second tooth row, and the like that mesh with each other. In the configuration, since a feeding roller with which a coin collides is smoothly moved in a forward movement direction regardless of a distance between the feeding roller and a guide roller (regardless of a size of the coin), occurrence of the coin jam due to a movement failure of the feeding roller can be suppressed.
US12118844B2 Coin receiving and dispensing device, coin lifting device, and coin lifting device of coin receiving and dispensing device
Denominational dispensing and storing devices are arranged on three stages, and a plurality of denominational dispensing and storing devices are arranged on each stage. At least a dispensing passage is provided for each stage, the dispensing passages are stacked in an up-down direction, and a bottom plate of the dispensing passage is inclined downward toward a dispensing port side. An upward transport belt arranged and inclined upward toward the dispensing port side is arranged below a lower end of each bottom plate. A coin fed from each of the denominational dispensing and storing devices first falls onto an inclined plate from the dispensing passage, slips down, and then falls on the upward transport belt. The coin that has fallen on the upward transport belt is transported to the dispensing port by the upward transport belt moving toward the dispensing port side.
US12118841B2 IoT switchgear operation system using sound wave communication
An IoT switchgear operation system using sound wave communication including: a communication terminal for requesting, from an IoT switchgear via sound wave communication, one or more operations among manager registration, user registration, transmission of a changed password, transmission of a one-time digital key for a user, which is for the user himself/herself to open or close the IoT switchgear, and transmission of a one-time digital key for another person, which is for a terminal of another user to open or close the IoT switchgear; and the IoT switchgear for performing manager registration, user registration, a change of a password, storage of a one-time digital key for a user, and opening or closing of a door by using a one-time digital key for another person, which are requested by the communication terminal via sound wave communication with the communication terminal.
US12118836B2 Probability neural network for reduced battery power drain
A processor, responsive to detecting a controller is drawing power from a battery to perform a task when a vehicle is parked and detecting a parameter indicative of a likelihood that the controller will complete the task within a predefined time period has a value less than a threshold value, generates a message for a user requesting whether the controller should be shut down without completing the task.
US12118835B2 Diagnostic systems and methods of a continuously variable transmission
A diagnostic system of a vehicle for diagnosing a drive belt of a continuously variable transmission. A diagnostic circuit detects or predicts a fault of the drive belt based on an operating parameter received from a sensor associated with the vehicle during a predetermined diagnostic period.
US12118832B1 Method and system for analyzing and predicting vehicle stay behavior based on multi-task learning
The present application discloses a method and a system for analyzing and predicting a vehicle stay behavior based on multi-task learning, and the method includes the following steps: acquiring vehicle GPS and OBD data including a vehicle ID, a travel start time, a start longitude, a start latitude, an end time, an end longitude, and an end latitude after desensitization; preprocessing vehicle GPS and OBD data to obtain vehicle stay behavior data including stay location and stay duration; extract a spatial-temporal characteristic of the preprocessed vehicle stay behavior data by a deep recurrent neural network; inputting the spatial-temporal characteristic into a multi-task learning and predicting network, and obtaining the correlation between a stay location prediction task and the stay duration prediction task based on the historical stay behavior of the vehicle through the multi-task learning and predicting network to predict the stay location and stay duration.
US12118831B1 Fleet metrics analytics reporting system
An analytics reporting system to perform operations that include: aggregating sensor data collected from a plurality of sensor devices within a database, the sensor data comprising a set of values that correspond with a metric; generating a threshold value based on the set of values that correspond with the metric; accessing a portion of the sensor data based on an identifier associated with the portion of the sensor data; determining the portion of the sensor data transgresses the threshold value; and generating a report that comprises a display of the portion of the sensor data based on the determining that the portion of the sensor data transgresses the threshold value.
US12118830B2 System, method, and apparatus for managing vehicle data collection
A vehicle that includes a vehicle communication system including a policy manager circuit configured to interpret a data collection policy including a trigger condition, a vehicle data identifier configured to identify vehicle data to be captured in response to a trigger event occurrence, and a trigger evaluation data identifier configured to identify trigger evaluation data to be captured in response to the trigger condition; and an end point configured to provide a raw vehicle data stream including a trigger evaluation data stream and an identified vehicle data stream in response to the data collection policy.
US12118828B2 Blockchain-based voting system
A control system for conducting an election may include a voter client configured to be used by a voter to cast a vote for a candidate, a registrar server, and a moderator server. The moderator server may be configured to obscure the identity of the voter. The registrar server may be configured to randomly assign a ballot to the obscured voter. The registrar server may be configured to encrypt the ballot. The moderator server may be configured to transmit the encrypted ballot to the voter client. The voter client may be configured to decrypt the encrypted ballot to recover the ballot. The voter client, in response to the voter selecting a desired candidate, may be configured to generate a ballot associated with a vote. The voter client may be configured to encrypt the ballot using a public key of the registrar server and a public key of the moderator server.
US12118825B2 Obtaining high-resolution oculometric parameters
Disclosed are systems and methods for extracting high resolution oculometric parameters. A video stream having a video of a face of a user is processed to obtain a set of oculometric parameters, such as eyelid data, iris data (e.g., iris translation, iris radius and iris rotation), and pupil data (e.g., pupil center and pupil radius) at a first resolution. A deconvolution process is performed on the video stream to improve accuracy or resolution of the oculometric parameters, based on stimulus information of a video stimulus displayed on a client device associated with the user, environment data of an environment in which the user is located, device data of the client device, etc. The oculometric parameters are then processed using a prediction model that is trained based on high resolution oculometric parameters obtained using eye tracking devices to predict oculometric parameters at a resolution greater than the first resolution.
US12118824B2 Face detection method and server
A face detection method to be implemented by a camera and a server that are communicably connected to each other includes the steps of: acquiring a captured video captured by the camera; detecting a face of one or more persons based on the captured video; generating one or more face cut-out images by cutting out a region of the detected face; counting a number of detection times that a person who is the same as or similar to a person in the face cut-out image is detected in a predetermined detection period; determining a category of the person based on the number of detection times; and outputting the face cut-out image corresponding to the person, the number of detection times corresponding to the person, and the category corresponding to the person in association with each other.
US12118820B2 Information processing system, information processing method, and storage medium for anonymized person detection
An apparatus includes: a memory storing one or more instructions; and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions to: obtain a first image captured by a camera; detect one or more head patterns in the first image; identify a first head pattern, among the one or more head patterns, as a head pattern of a subject closest to the camera based on a size of the first head pattern; obtain a second image based on the identified first head pattern; and display the second image.
US12118817B2 Pose data generation device, CG data generation system, pose data generation method, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium
Provided is a system that estimates pose data of a person with high accuracy at low cost. At a time step at which image data is to be captured and obtained, a pose data generation system obtains pose data based on the image data. At a time step at which image data is not to be obtained, the pose data generation system predicts pose data at a current time step from a previous time step using IMU data and performs interpolation processing to obtain pose data. Thus, even when a rate of obtaining the image data is low, the pose data generation system performs the above interpolation processing using IMU data to obtain pose data with a high frame rate.
US12118815B2 Information processing device, associating method, and associating program
An information processing apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to register a set of item names corresponding to an item name field associated with an item value field in a predetermined business form, and identify an association of an item name field with an item value field included in a business form to be processed based on the set of item names registered.
US12118814B2 System and method for facilitating the synchronization of written works with accompanying audio
An interactive system for identifying and correcting inconsistencies between a written work, an audio reading of the written work, and a resulting transcription of the audio reading. The system stores on a computing device connected to a network a manuscript, an audio version of the manuscript, and a transcription of the audio version of the manuscript. Via a transcription engine, difference and comparison engine, and a user device having a visual interface, a user is visually presented via the display the inconsistencies between the transcript and the manuscript, the user can amend the manuscript and/or the transcript to reconcile the works, the user can listen to a corresponding section of the corresponding audio file, and the user can interact with collaborators in a context aware interface. Upon the user processing, the manuscript may be read and listened to simultaneously as an enhanced e-book through a separate software tool.
US12118813B2 Continuous learning for document processing and analysis
A document processing method includes receiving one or more documents, performing optical character recognition on the one or more documents to detect words comprising symbols in the one or more documents, and determining a encoding value for each of the symbols. It further includes applying a first hash function to each encoding value to generate a first set of hashed symbol values, applying a second hash function to each hashed symbol value to generate a vector array including a second set of hashed symbol values, and applying a linear transformation to each value of the second set of hashed symbol values of the vector array. The method also includes applying an irreversible non-linear activation function to the vector array to obtain abstract values associated with the symbols and saving the abstract values to train a neural network to detect fields in an input document.
US12118811B2 Electronic device and method for shape recognition based on stroke analysis in electronic device
According to an embodiment, an electronic device may include a display, a memory, and at least one processor operatively coupled to the display and the memory. The memory stores instructions that are configured to, when executed, enable the at least one processor to display first stroke data of a first stroke trajectory, based on an input of a first touch-move after a first touch-down on the display, perform shape recognition on the first stroke trajectory, based on a size of the first stroke trajectory and a distance between a stroke start point of the first stroke trajectory and another point on the first stroke trajectory, convert the first stroke data into second stroke data corresponding to a recognized shape form, based on the shape recognition, and display the second stroke data on the display. Various other embodiments may be possible.
US12118806B2 Vehicular imaging system
A vehicular imaging system includes a camera operable to capture image data. The camera is configured for attachment at an upper windshield area of an in-cabin side of a windshield of a vehicle. An image processor is operable for processing image data captured by the camera. Captured image data is processed by the image processor for a collision avoidance system of the equipped vehicle. Captured image data is processed by the image processor for a lane departure warning system of the equipped vehicle. Responsive at least in part to processing by the image processor of captured image data, shadows viewed by the camera are detected. The vehicular imaging system determines misalignment of the camera responsive at least in part to processing by the image processor of captured image data.
US12118800B2 Multiple hypothesis-based fusion of sensor data
This document describes a multiple hypothesis-based data fusion tracker. Each hypothesis aligns to a different pseudo measurement type. The fusion tracker automatically determines, using a predefined error covariance associated with the radar, which pseudo measurement type has a greater chance of being accurate for a current situation. The fusion tracker may rely on either one of two combined radar and vision calculations, or the fusion tracker may ignore the vision-based pseudo measurements and instead, rely on radar pseudo measurements alone. By selecting between three different bounding boxes, a vision angle based box, a vision lateral position based box, or a radar only based box, the fusion tracker can balance accuracy and speed when drawing, repositioning, or resizing bounding boxes, even under congested traffic or other high volume situations.
US12118798B2 Autonomous vehicle system for performing object detections using a logistic cylinder pedestrian model
A system obtains, from an autonomous vehicle, point cloud data, projects the point cloud data onto a two-dimensional plane, and determines an optimized center parameter value of an optimized circle and an optimized radius parameter value of the optimized circle that, collectively, maximizes a probability distribution of a center parameter and a radius parameter across the point cloud data. The system determines whether one or more of the data points of the point cloud data are located within the optimized circle. If there are, the system assigns a pedestrian class value to the point label of the data point. If there are data points of the point cloud data that are located outside of the optimized circle, they system assigns a non-pedestrian class value to the point label of the data point.
US12118797B2 Method for determining a semantic segmentation of an environment of a vehicle
A method is provided for semantic segmentation of an environment of a vehicle. Via a processing device, a grid of cells is defined dividing the environment of the vehicle. A radar point cloud is received from a plurality of radar sensors, and at least one feature of the radar point cloud is assigned to each grid cell. By using a neural network including deterministic weights, high-level features are extracted for each grid cell. Several classes are defined for the grid cells. For layers of a Bayesian neural network, various sets of weights are determined probabilistically. Via the Bayesian neural network, confidence values are determined for each class and for each grid cell based on the high-level features and based on the various sets of weights in order to determine a predicted class and an extent of uncertainty for the predicted class for each grid cell.
US12118789B2 Device and method for tracking objects in composed video
Objects are tracked in real time in a composed video acquired by joining a plurality of videos. A grouping candidate determining unit extracts objects present within an overlapping area, in which pieces of frame data are overlapped, among objects that have been detected and tracked in each of a plurality of pieces of frame data that were captured at the same time as candidate objects. A grouping unit arranges a plurality of candidate objects of which a degree of overlapping is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold as a group, and an integration unit assigns integration object IDs to groups and objects that have not been grouped.
US12118788B2 Learning semantic segmentation models in the absence of a portion of class labels
Performing semantic segmentation in an absence of labels for one or more semantic classes is provided. One or more weak predictors are utilized to obtain label proposals of novel classes for an original dataset for which at least a subset of sematic classes are unlabeled classes. The label proposals are merged with ground truth of the original dataset to generate a merged dataset, the ground truth defining labeled classes of portions of the original dataset. A machine learning model is trained using the merged dataset. The machine learning model is utilized for performing semantic segmentation on image data.
US12118787B2 Localization of narrations in image data
Methods, system, and computer storage media are provided for multi-modal localization. Input data comprising two modalities, such as image data and corresponding text or audio data, may be received. A phrase may be extracted from the text or audio data, and a neural network system may be utilized to spatially and temporally localize the phrase within the image data. The neural network system may include a plurality of cross-modal attention layers that each compare features across the first and second modalities without comparing features of the same modality. Using the cross-modal attention layers, a region or subset of pixels within one or more frames of the image data may be identified as corresponding to the phrase, and a localization indicator may be presented for display with the image data. Embodiments may also include unsupervised training of the neural network system.
US12118786B2 Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium
A first designation unit configured to designate a first image group, a second designation unit configured to designate a second image group, an analysis unit configured to analyze an image included in the second image group, a determination unit configured to determine a reference for selecting an image from the first image group, based on a result of analyzing the image included in the second image group, a selection unit configured to select a third image group from the first image group, based on the reference, and a changing unit configured to accept a change in a parameter that is obtained from the third image group selected by the selection unit are included and to produce a changed parameter. The selection unit is configured to select an image from the first image group by use of the changed parameter.
US12118778B2 Machine vision-based method and system for locating objects within a scene containing the objects
A machine vision-based method and system for locating an object within a scene are provided. The method includes uniformly illuminating a target surface of the object within the scene with light having an intensity within a relatively narrow range of wavelengths such that the light overwhelms the intensity of ambient light within the narrow range to obtain reflected, backscattered illumination. The method also includes sensing brightness of the surface due to a diffuse component of the backscattered illumination to obtain brightness information. Backscattered illumination from the target surface is inspected to obtain geometric information. Rotationally and positionally invariant surface albedo of the object is computed based on the brightness and geometric information. The surface albedo and the geometric information may then be used by a matching algorithm.
US12118776B2 Image processing method, apparatus, and device, and storage medium
The present disclosure provides an image processing method, apparatus, and device, and a storage medium. The method includes determining, in response to receiving a preset identification operation triggered for a capturing frame on a capturing page, a target image having image clarity meeting a preset clarity condition based on the capturing frame on the capturing page. Then, the target image is transmitted to an image identification server for image identifying. Thus, the image processing method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure can determine a target image having image clarity meeting a preset clarity condition first before image identification and allow an image identification server to perform identification based on the target image which meets the preset clarity condition, thereby the accuracy of image identification can be improved.
US12118773B2 Machine learning system for technical knowledge capture
This disclosure describes machine learning techniques for capturing human knowledge for performing a task. In one example, a video device obtains video data of a first user performing the task and one or more sensors generate sensor data during performance of the task. An audio device obtains audio data describing performance of the task. A computation engine applies a machine learning system to correlate the video data to the audio data and sensor data to identify portions of the video, sensor, and audio data that depict a same step of a plurality of steps for performing the task. The machine learning system further processes the correlated data to update a domain model defining performance of the task. A training unit applies the domain model to generate training information for performing the task. An output device outputs the training information for use in training a second user to perform the task.
US12118768B1 Systems and methods for managing computer memory for scoring images or videos using selective web crawling
A method includes storing a database comprising a plurality of pointers to web pages and identifiers of entities associated with the plurality of pointers; receiving a first request comprising a first identifier; identifying subset of the plurality of pointers from the database responsive to each pointer of the subset having a stored association with a first identification that matches the first identifier; responsive to identifying the subset of the plurality of pointers, establishing, via one or more pointers, a connection with a server hosting a set of web pages associated with the subset of the plurality of pointers; retrieving one or more images or videos from each of the set of web pages over the established connection; calculating a performance score for each of the one or more images or videos; and generating a record identifying the performance score for each of the one or more images or videos.
US12118767B1 Classification method based on skeleton lines for map building shapes
Disclosed in the present disclosure is a classification method based on skeleton lines for building shapes. The method includes: (1) expanding a template library of buildings by combining building shape classification in architecture and building shape features in real life on the basis of inheriting advantages of a traditional template matching method; (2) avoiding influence of small depressions and protrusions of the buildings on overall shapes by constructing a least-squares template; (3) extracting the skeleton lines of the buildings and calculating feature vectors of the buildings; and (4) calculating similarity between feature vectors of skeleton lines of the buildings and skeleton lines of templates by using cosine similarity, and selecting the template with the highest similarity as a classification result of the building shapes.
US12118765B2 Method and system for product search based on deep-learning
A method and system for performing a deep learning based product search obtain an input image including a target product to be searched; transform a model pose included in the input image; obtain a standard input image having the transformed pose of the model; obtain a main product image having an area including the target product by performing deep learning based on the standard input image; extract a feature vector from the main product image; perform a product search for a product similar to the target product based on the feature vector; and output a result of the product search.
US12118764B2 Method and apparatus for processing image based on partial images
A method and apparatus for processing an image based on partial images. The method includes extracting a feature of a current partial processing region of an input image frame by inputting pixel data of the current partial processing region into a convolutional neural network (CNN), updating a hidden state of a recurrent neural network (RNN) for a context between the current partial processing region and at least one previous partial processing region by inputting the extracted feature into the RNN, and generating an image processing result for the input image frame based on the updated hidden state.
US12118763B2 Cognitive load scoring of a visual stimulus
An apparatus comprises at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory. The at least one processing device is configured to obtain an information density matrix for an input visual stimulus, the information density matrix characterizing information density of feature points in the input visual stimulus, and to identify one or more clusters of feature points in the input visual stimulus by performing spatial clustering of the feature points utilizing the information density matrix. The at least one processing device is also configured to determine a cognitive load score for the input visual stimulus based at least in part on the identified one or more clusters of feature points, the cognitive load score characterizing cognitive energy required to mentally process the input visual stimulus. The at least one processing device is further configured to modify a design of the input visual stimulus to adjust the cognitive load score of the input visual stimulus.
US12118762B2 Method and system for providing visual explanations for image analytics decisions
The invention relates to method and system for providing visual explanations for image analytics decisions. The method includes extracting a set of local features from each of a plurality of image instances using a deep learning (DL) model; determining a feature list by aggregating the set of local features from each of the plurality of image instances; generating a two-dimensional (2D) pixel map based on the feature list; superimposing the 2D pixel map of aggregated features on each of the plurality of image instances; and providing a visual explanation for an image analytics decision on one or more of the plurality of image instances based on superimposition.
US12118758B2 Planar and azimuthal mode in geometric point cloud compression
A device for encoding point cloud data, the device comprising: a memory to store the point cloud data; and one or more processors coupled to the memory and implemented in circuitry, the one or more processors configured to: determine a horizontal plane position of a node, wherein the horizontal plane position indicates a position of a single plane that is perpendicular to a first axis of a coordinate system, wherein the first axis is a horizontal axis; determine, from a plurality of contexts consisting of 8 contexts, a context for the horizontal plane position of the node; and perform arithmetic encoding on a syntax element indicating the horizontal plane position using the determined context.
US12118755B2 Stochastic compression of raster data
Methods, systems, and computer program products for stochastic compression of raster data are provided herein. A computer-implemented method includes obtaining at least one compression ratio and at least one error value for a given set of raster data; compressing at least a portion of the given set of raster data based at least in part on the at least one compression ratio and the at least one error value; transmitting the compressed raster data, to at least one given destination, based at least in part on a given transmission speed variable; and performing one or more automated actions based at least in part on the transmitted compressed raster data.
US12118753B2 System and method for color mapping for improved viewing by a color vision deficient observer
A method and system for color mapping digital visual content for improved viewing by a color vision deficient observer includes receiving the digital visual content to be color mapped, clustering color values of the digital visual content into a plurality of color clusters, assigning each color cluster to a respective one of a set of target color values in which the set of target color values have increased visual distinguishability for the color vision deficient observer; and for each color cluster, mapping the color values of the color cluster to the target color value, thereby generating a color-mapped digital visual content. One or more regions of interest of the content can be identified and the color mapping may be applied onto to those regions of interest.
US12118750B1 System and method for calibrating a camera and object tracking system using a calibrated camera
A method for calibrating a camera without the decomposition of camera parameters into extrinsic and intrinsic components is provided. Further, there is provided a method for tracking an object in motion comprising capturing one or more image frames of an object in motion, using one or more calibrated cameras that have been calibrated according to a calibration method that generates and uses a respective transformation matrix for mapping three-dimensional (3D) real world model features to corresponding two-dimensional (2D) image features. The tracking method further comprises determining, using a hardware processor, motion characteristics of the object in motion based on the captured one or more image frames from each one or more calibrated cameras, the determining of the motion characteristics based on implicit intrinsic camera parameters and implicit extrinsic camera parameters of the respective transformation matrix from each respective one or more calibrated cameras.
US12118749B2 Calibration system and calibration method for multi-camera system
A calibration system for a multi-camera system is disclosed. The calibration system includes a connection device, a storage device, and a processor. The processor is configured to control each camera of the multi-camera system to capture a calibration image of a calibration board having a pattern including multiple conventional features and at least one non-conventional feature in which an FOV of the calibration image of at least one camera does not contain at least one conventional feature of the pattern, detect the conventional features and the non-conventional feature in the calibration image and record positions thereof in the storage device, transform a position of each conventional feature into absolute coordinates relative to reference coordinates by using a position of the non-conventional feature as the reference coordinates, and according to the absolute coordinates of the transformed conventional features, match the conventional features in the calibration images captured by the cameras to calibrate the cameras.
US12118741B2 Three-dimensional person behavior estimation
The present invention provides a processing apparatus (20) including a first generation unit (22) that generates, from a plurality of time-series images, three-dimensional feature information indicating a time change of a feature in each position in each of the plurality of images, a second generation unit (23) that generates person position information indicating a position in which a person is present in each of the plurality of images, and an estimation unit (24) that estimates person behavior indicated by the plurality of images, based on the time change of the feature indicated by the three-dimensional feature information in the position in which the person is present being indicated by the person position information.
US12118738B2 Generation of three-dimensional scans for intraoperative imaging
A system for executing a three-dimensional (3D) intraoperative scan of a patient is disclosed. A 3D scanner controller projects the object points included onto a first image plane and the object points onto a second image plane. The 3D scanner controller determines first epipolar lines associated with the first image plane and second epipolar lines associated with the second image plane based on an epipolar plane that triangulates the object points included in the first 2D intraoperative image to the object points included in the second 2D intraoperative image. Each epipolar lines provides a depth of each object as projected onto the first image plane and the second image plane. The 3D scanner controller converts the first 2D intraoperative image and the second 2D intraoperative image to the 3D intraoperative scan of the patient based on the depth of each object point provided by each corresponding epipolar line.
US12118737B2 Image processing method, device and computer-readable storage medium
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an image processing method, a device and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes obtaining a first reference image and a second reference image of a reference object. The method further includes determining a first constraint and a second constraint based on the first reference image and the second reference image. The first constraint is related to a difference between different depth maps of the same reference images, and the second constraint is related to a depth consistency of different reference images. The method further includes training a depth estimation model at least based on the first constraint and the second constraint. In this way, an obtained trained depth estimation model may provide more accurate depth information.
US12118730B2 Device for detecting an edge using segmentation information and method thereof
An edge detecting device includes a feature extracting circuit configured to extract first and second feature data from an input image; a prototype generating circuit configured to generate prototype data using the first feature data and an input label, the prototype data including foreground and background information of an object; a region detecting circuit configured to generate a segmentation mask by detecting a region of an object using the first feature data and the prototype data; and an edge extracting circuit configured to generate an edge map by combining the segmentation mask and the second feature data.
US12118729B2 Determination device, determination method, and recording medium
A determination device includes a partial image acquisition unit that repeatedly acquires a partial image of a target image until a predetermined end condition is established, a score calculation unit that calculates a score related to the presence or absence of processing of the partial image in each time the partial image acquisition unit acquires the partial image, and a processing determination unit that determines the presence or absence of processing of the target image on the basis of the score.
US12118724B2 Interactive coronary labeling using interventional x-ray images and deep learning
A method for classifying a vasculature comprises training a training device with an initial model of a vasculature using diagnostic image data representing a geometry for a plurality of vessels of a vessel tree and including a respective vessel labeling for each vessel, providing at least one diagnostic image of a patient's vessel tree and identifying a variation between the vessel tree represented by the initial model and the patient's vessel tree. This variation is checked and labeled in order to improve the trained model. The process may be repeated iteratively until reaching an accurate patient-specific model of the vasculature.
US12118723B1 Compute system with image based skin cancer detection mechanism and method of operation thereof
A method of operation of a compute system includes: receiving a patient image; segmenting a skin lesion in the patient image; constructing a normalized image by cropping the patient image and adding padding to position the skin lesion at the center of the normalized image; identifying, by a cancer artificial intelligence (AI) already trained, a skin cancer classification, a skin cancer sub-class, and a risk level assessment; and generating a skin cancer display including the normalized image, the skin cancer classification, the skin cancer sub-class, and the risk level assessment for displaying on a device.
US12118722B2 Compute system with eczema diagnostic mechanism and method of operation thereof
A method of operation of a compute system includes: generating a skin segmentation including a non-skin region and a skin prediction based on a patient image; generating a body part segmentation based on the patient image; generating a cropped image based on the skin segmentation and the body part segmentation with the cropped image includes the non-skin region based on the skin prediction; generating a eczema segmentation based on the cropped image and the skin prediction; generating intermediate scores for erythema, papulation, lichenification, and excoriation for the cropped image; and generating a full body EASI score based on the eczema segmentation and the intermediate scores for displaying on a device to assist in diagnosis.
US12118715B2 Systems and methods for image classification
A method and apparatus of a device that classifies an image is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes tiling at least one region of interest of the input image into a set of tiles. For each tile, the method includes extracting a feature vector of the tile by applying a convolutional neural network, wherein a feature is a local descriptor of the tile; and computing a score of the tile from the extracted feature vector, said tile score being representative of a contribution of the tile into a classification of the input image. The method also includes sorting a set of the tile scores and selecting a subset of the tile scores based on their value and/or their rank in the sorted set. The method also includes applying a classifier to the selected tile scores in order to classify the input image.
US12118710B2 Process for the detection of bitter almonds based on the processing of digital images and a device associated therewith
Procedure for the detection of bitter almonds based on the processing of digital images, and a system and device associated therewith. Detection procedure and system for the automated classification of sweet and bitter almonds based on the processing of digital images. The fluorescence of the cyanogenic compounds naturally present in almonds generates a clear difference in colour between sweet and bitter almonds which subsequently is analysed and classified by means of a computer program. The invention also includes the device, either portable or automatic, for carrying out the classification of bitter or sweet almonds. This device will be necessary during the goods reception process and in the validation/verification of the quality of the finished product, prior to the loading and transport process.
US12118709B2 Method for identifying cause of manufacturing defects
A method for identifying a cause of manufacturing defects is provided. The method includes capturing, by an image capture unit, a number N of images from a semiconductor wafer, wherein each of the s umber N of images comprises a number M of geometric features, calculating, by a processing unit, a geometric center for each of the geometric features of the number N of images, calculating, based on the number N of images, a number M of average geometric centers associated with the number M of geometric features, and calculating a shift amount for each geometric feature of the number N of images.
US12118708B2 Device and method for detecting defects on wafer
Disclosed is a wafer defect inference system, which includes a test equipment that receives a first image obtained by imaging circuit patterns formed on a semiconductor wafer by using a scanning electron microscope and a second image obtained by imaging a layout image of a mask for implementing the circuit pattern on the semiconductor wafer and combines the first image and the second image to generate a combination image, and at least one computing device that is capable of communicating with the test equipment and infers a defect associated with the circuit pattern formed on the semiconductor wafer. The computing device receives the combination image, performs machine learning for inferring the defect based on the combination image, and generates an output image including information about the defect based on the machine learning.
US12118707B2 System and method for semiconductor topography simulations
The present disclosure provides a method for topography simulation of a physical structure under a topography-changing process. The method includes initializing a voxel mesh as a three-dimensional (3D) representation of the physical structure, generating a batch of particles, simulating a flight path of one of the particles with a ray-tracing method by a parallel processing thread in a hardware accelerator, identifying a surface normal of a voxel unit in the voxel mesh that intersects the flight path by the parallel processing thread, determining a surface reaction between the one of the particles and the voxel unit by a central processing unit (CPU), and updating the voxel mesh based on the determining of the surface reaction.
US12118704B2 Model input size determination method, electronic device and storage medium
A model input size determination method, an electronic device and a storage medium are provided, the method includes acquiring a plurality of test images and a defect result; and encoding each test image to obtain an encoding vector. The encoding vector is decoded to obtain a reconstructed image, then a reconstruction error and a plurality of sub-vectors are calculated; the plurality of sub-vectors is inputted into a Gaussian mixture model, then a plurality of sub-probabilities, an estimated probability and a test error are determined; a detection result in the test image according to the test error and the corresponding error threshold are obtained; an accuracy according to the detection result and the defect result are determined, and an input size is selected from the plurality of preset sizes according to the accuracy. An accuracy of defect detection in manufacturing can be improved.
US12118701B2 Method and system to characterize and monitor the sharpness of a digital imaging system
The invention is related to a method for automatic selection and pre-processing of digital images that comprise the necessary amount of Transfer function modulated quantum-noise to apply a mathematical sharpness calculation method for calculation of a sharpness parameter of the digital imaging system. Suitable images for the method are selected from the pool of available images acquired by the digital imaging system during daily operation.
US12118700B2 Device and method for dynamic range expansion in a virtual reality scene
A lower dynamic range visual content (21) of a virtual reality or VR scene represented in a curved shape form is adapted to a higher dynamic range display of the virtual reality scene. At least two planar key views (230) of the VR scene area obtained at least two parameter values (240) respectively associated with those planar key views are obtained, corresponding to at least one parameter adapted to expand a dynamic range of a visual content, and a higher dynamic range visual content (22) corresponding to the lower dynamic range visual content in at least part of the VR scene extending beyond the planar key views is determined, based on the parameter values. Applications to Inverse Tone Mapping.
US12118697B2 Merging split-pixel data for deeper depth of field
A method includes obtaining split-pixel image data including a first sub-image and a second sub-image. The method also includes determining, for each respective pixel of the split-pixel image data, a corresponding position of a scene feature represented by the respective pixel relative to a depth of field, and identifying, based on the corresponding positions, out-of-focus pixels. The method additionally includes determining, for each respective out-of-focus pixel, a corresponding pixel value based on the corresponding position, a location of the respective out-of-focus pixel within the split-pixel image data, and at least one of: a first value of a corresponding first pixel in the first sub-image or a second value of a corresponding second pixel in the second sub-image. The method further includes generating, based on the corresponding pixel values, an enhanced image having an extended depth of field.
US12118690B2 Image display method and device, and computer storage medium
Provided is an image display method, including: transmitting a first image of a first resolution to a display component at a first frequency in the case that the mode information indicates a first mode, wherein the first image is formed by splicing a plurality of sub-images of a second resolution; and transmitting a second image of the first resolution to the display component at a third frequency in the case that the mode information indicates a second mode, wherein n second images form a frame of image of the display component.
US12118686B2 Virtualization, visualization and autonomous design and development of objects
An integrated platform is provided that enables the various steps of development operations from design to sales, the virtualization, the visualization and the interpretation of a device so it may be fully created (designed), viewed, manipulated, packaged, simulated, tested, published and marketed right from within the platform. The resulting virtual device (VD) may be a multi-layered, -dimensional, -angular, -disciplinary, -documentarian, -service, manipulated and used in multiple ways. The provided VD may include visual representations of the VD via a traditional display device in a non-immersive environment and/or within an immersive environment via new virtual-reality (VR) devices. For instance, a user may create, manipulate, in real-time, layered multi-dimensional views of a VD in a virtual-reality, augmented-reality (AR), augmented virtual-reality (AVR), and/or mixed-reality (MR) environments.
US12118670B2 Method and device for generating digital model
The disclosure discloses a method and device for generating a digital model. The method includes: acquiring integrated point cloud data of a measured object based on at least one set of measured object images of the measured object; performing mesh processing on the integrated point cloud data with at least two different resolutions so as to obtain at least two mesh models of the measured object; and integrating the at least two mesh models so as to generate an integrated mesh model with multiple resolutions.
US12118669B2 Subdividing a three-dimensional mesh utilizing a neural network
Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable storage media are disclosed for utilizing one or more neural networks to recursively subdivide a three-dimensional mesh according to local geometries of vertices in the three-dimensional mesh. For example, the disclosed system can determine a local geometry (e.g., a one-ring neighborhood of half-flaps) for each vertex in a three-dimensional mesh. For each subdivision iteration, the disclosed system can then utilize a neural network to determine displacement coordinates for existing vertices in the three-dimensional mesh and coordinates for new vertices added to edges between the existing vertices in the three-dimensional mesh in accordance with the local geometries of the existing vertices. Furthermore, the disclosed system can generate a subdivided three-dimensional mesh based on the determined displacement coordinates for the existing vertices and the determined coordinates for the new vertices.
US12118668B2 Scene representation using image processing
An image processing system configured to obtain a mesh representation of a scene, wherein the mesh representation comprises a plurality of polygons defined by respective vertices associated with an in-plane position, the in-plane position being in a plane comprising a first dimension and a second dimension, and the vertices having an associated vertex depth value in a third dimension different from the first dimension and the second dimension. The image processing system comprises an in-plane position estimation network configured to process image data representative of an image of the scene to estimate the in-plane positions associated with respective vertices of the mesh representation. The image processing system further comprises a depth estimation engine configured to process the in-plane positions and the image data to estimate the associated vertex depth values for the respective vertices of the mesh representation.
US12118667B2 Methods and systems for unified rendering of light and sound content for a simulated 3D environment
An illustrative audiovisual content rendering system generates a light dataset configured to model light energy at a particular location within a simulated 3D environment for a video frame time. The audiovisual content rendering system also generates an audio dataset configured to model acoustic energy at the particular location within the simulated 3D environment for an audio frame time concurrent with the video frame time. The audiovisual content rendering system stores the light dataset and the audio dataset together within a voxel-based data structure. More particularly, the light dataset and the audio dataset are stored together within a particular voxel of the voxel-based data structure that corresponds to the particular location within the simulated 3D environment. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
US12118666B2 Method, device and system for cooperatively constructing point cloud map
A method, a device and a system for cooperatively constructing a point cloud map, relating to the field of point cloud map construction. The method includes acquiring point cloud data of corresponding road sections respectively acquired by a plurality of vehicles when moving on different road sections, an overlap region being provided between any first road section and second road section which are adjacent; determining, by using the point cloud data of the overlap region, a transformation matrix for transforming the point cloud data of the second road section into the point cloud data of the first road section; using the transformation matrix to transform the point cloud data of the second road section; and splicing the point cloud data of the first road section and the transformed point cloud data of the second road section to construct a point cloud map of the preset route.
US12118664B2 Systems and methods for designing and deploying wireless communication mesh networks
Disclosed herein are systems and methods that relate to wireless communication mesh network design and operation. In one aspect, the disclosed process may involve (1) obtaining potential-customer information related to a set of potential customers for a service to be provided through a wireless communication mesh network in an AOI, where the potential-customer information comprises both (i) information related to potential customers that are identified during a pre-marketing phase and (ii) information related to potential customers that are identified during a door-to-door marketing phase, and where the set of potential customers have a corresponding set of customer locations in the AOI, (2) evaluating the obtained potential-customer information and thereby identifying a subset of customer locations at which to deploy the wireless communication mesh network, and (3) generating and outputting information that facilitates deployment of the wireless communication mesh network at the identified subset of customer locations in the AOI.
US12118662B2 Optimizing computer-based generation of three-dimensional virtual objects
In an approach to improve the generation of a virtual object in a three-dimensional virtual environment, embodiments of the present invention identify a virtual object to be generated in a three-dimensional virtual environment based on a natural language utterance. Additionally, embodiments generate the virtual object based on a CLIP-guided Generative Latent Space (CLIP-GLS) analysis, and monitor usage of the generated virtual object in the three-dimensional virtual space. Moreover, embodiments infer human perception data from the monitoring, and generate a utility score for the virtual object based on the human perception data.
US12118658B1 Systems and methods for modifying a virtual reality environment based on a subject's position
A method comprises receiving a value corresponding to a height of a subject, and then determining, using processing circuitry, an eye height of the subject based on the height of the subject and on anthropometric data. In some embodiments, the subject may be using a virtual reality application that includes a displayed virtual environment. Based on the determined eye height of the subject, the processing circuitry may cause at least one environmental parameter of the virtual environment to be modified.
US12118656B2 VRS rate feedback
Techniques for performing shader operations are provided. The techniques include, performing pixel shading at a shading rate defined by pixel shader variable rate shading (“VRS”) data, and updating the pixel VRS data that indicates one or more shading rates for one or more tiles based on whether the tiles of the one or more tiles include triangle edges or do not include triangle edges, to generate updated VRS data.
US12118654B2 Progressive multisample anti-aliasing
One embodiment provides a graphics processor comprising an interface to a system interconnect and a graphics processor coupled to the interface, the graphics processor comprising circuitry configured to compact sample data for multiple sample locations of a pixel, map the multiple sample locations to memory locations that store compacted sample data, the memory locations in a memory of the graphics processor, apply lossless compression to the compacted sample data, and update a compression control surface associated with the memory locations, the compression control surface to specify a compression status for the memory locations.
US12118649B2 Deep learning based three-dimensional reconstruction method for low-dose PET imaging
Disclosed is a three-dimensional low-dose PET reconstruction method based on deep learning. The method comprises the following steps: back projecting low-dose PET raw data to the image domain to maintain enough information from the raw data; selecting an appropriate three-dimensional deep neural network structure to fit the mapping between the back projection of the low-dose PET and a standard-dose PET image; after learning from the training samples the network parameters are fixed, realizing three-dimensional PET image reconstruction starting from low-dose PET raw data, thereby obtaining a low-dose PET reconstructed image which has a lower noise and a higher resolution compared with the traditional reconstruction algorithm and image domain noise reduction processing.
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